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Dani Dyer says she was ‘heartbroken for days’ after leaving Strictly last year

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, September 19). Dani Dyer says she was ‘heartbroken for days’ after leaving Strictly last year. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/bbc-josh-widdicombe-johannes-radebe-emma-willis-love-island-b1297628.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-19 · by Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Dani Dyer shared her emotional response to leaving "Strictly Come Dancing" last year, saying she was heartbroken and locked herself in her room for days before being motivated by her children. She expressed joy at returning to the show this year, paired with partner Nikita Kuzmin, whom she previously danced with and felt a strong connection to. This season, contestants were partnered through an on-stage dance performance rather than in pre-recorded segments as done previously.
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The articles discuss the 24th season launch of the British television dancing competition "Strictly Come Dancing." Here are key points from these articles:

This marks a significant change for Strictly as it introduces new hosts while maintaining its iconic format of pairing celebrities with professional dancers in ballroom dancing competitions.

Written for “Strictly 2026 Launch Show” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 9 other(s) covering the same event.

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Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin cried ‘tears of joy’ when reunited with Dani Dyer Same event
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Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin cried ‘tears of joy’ when reunited with Dani Dyer Same event
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Emma Willis says Strictly is a ‘genuine honour’ as new hosts open new series Different event
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“While both articles discuss Dani Dyer's return to Strictly and pairing with Nikita Kuzmin, they cover different aspects of the same larger event - Article A focuses on the new hosts and first episode, while Article B focuses specifically on Dyer's emotional reaction to her return.”
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“Article A focuses on Dani Dyer's personal experience after leaving Strictly last year, while Article B discusses the pairing announcement for the new season.”
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Kuzmin PERSON · 2× Dyer PERSON · 1× Nikita PERSON · 1×

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Prior to the pairing, she said: “I don’t want to say it… obviously, I was with Nikita before, and we clicked so instantly, he’s such an incredible dancer (and) person, so I was devastated because obviously it was like a book that I opened and then just shut it really quickly.
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2026-09-19 · Evening Standard
Dani Dyer says she was ‘heartbroken for days’ after leaving Strictly last year · assertive framing

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“I locked myself in my room, and my mum was like knocking on my door, and she was like, ‘that’s enough now, you’ve got to get out of bed’. asserted
you → lock → bed
“I was like, ‘I’ve got nothing to get up for’, (and) mum, she was like, “you’ve got three children”, asserted
you → get → children
so yeah, when they asked me to come back, I was like, ‘yes, please’, I’m just so grateful.” asserted
I → ask → me
After being paired with Kuzmin, Dyer said she was “over the moon” and “so, so happy”, while Kuzmin said he had “tears of joy when that happened”. asserted
that → pair → joy
Prior to the pairing, she said: “I don’t want to say it… obviously, I was with Nikita before, and we clicked so instantly, he’s such an incredible dancer (and) person, so I was devastated because obviously it was like a book that I opened and then just shut it really quickly. asserted
I → say → it
“So, I’d like to open that book again, but I don’t know why I’m talking about books, I don’t even read, but it depends what they want to give me, I’m trusting the universe on this one, the magical universe.” asserted
I → like → one
For Strictly’s latest series the contestants were partnered on the dancefloor during a dance, rather than in a pre-recorded cut away video as they have been in past series. asserted
they → partner → series
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