Strictly’s James Jordan shuts down claim he cheated on ex Ola Jordan

Expand Former Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan has denied that he had an affair while he was still in a relationship with his ex, Ola Jordan.

James, 48, and Ola, 44, are both best-known for being pro dancers on the BBC programme, with the former leaving in 2013 and the latter two years later.

They were married in 2003, but earlier this year, the former couple announced that they had separated, with a representative saying in a statement: ‘It is with great sadness that I can confirm that James and Ola began a trial separation some time ago. Their shared priority remains co-parenting their daughter, Ella, and they are committed to putting her well-being first.’

A few months later, it was alleged that James had cheated on Ola with another dancer, and that she had found out after receiving a call from the woman’s ex-husband.

A source reportedly told The Sun: ‘Ola was stunned, she said she felt like her whole world was imploding as he spoke. Jamie told her that she deserved to know what had been going on, he said she needed to know everything.’

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However, while appearing on today’s Jeremy Vine Show, James rebuked the claim that he cheated on Ola, saying: ‘There was no affair.’

The dancer appeared on the Channel 5 programme alongside fellow former Strictly pro Brendan Cole, when the host brought up that when he was on Strictly as a celebrity contestant, James and Ola were married at the time.

‘But then I saw you’d broken up!’ Jeremy, 61, said bluntly.

‘Yes, I moved out, which was obviously in the press. I haven’t really spoken about it much because I always said that I wouldn’t speak about it because I don’t feel it’s fair to speak about it unless Ola would be here as well,’ James answered.

The presenter then brought up the report that James had an affair, and that Ola had received a phone call from the woman’s ex-husband informing her.

‘Apparently so. I don’t know if that’s true or not,’ James stated, while Brendan interjected to add: ‘It’s hard to have an affair if you’ve moved out.’

James continued: ‘There was no affair. I have grown closer to someone since… I moved out back in June, so yeah.’

Jeremy seemingly felt awkward asking James about his personal life, admitting: ‘I’m not any good at these interviews.’

The ex Strictly star replied: ‘The problem is if I say nothing, it makes me look guilty. If I say something, it looks like I’m being defensive. So for me it’s kind of a lose-lose.

‘So I will at some point put a statement out on my social media to try and clarify what’s been going on. I don’t feel your show’s long enough to explain the whole thing.’

A few days ago, Ola spoke to Hello! magazine about their split and the cheating allegations, telling the publication: ‘As a woman you know these things in your gut but now my worst fears have been confirmed, I’m utterly devastated.

A spokesperson for James told the magazine in response: ‘I can confirm that James and Polina have grown closer in recent weeks since separating from their respective partners.’

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