Ola Jordan in ‘huge row’ with estranged husband James after he denied affair on TV

Ola Jordan announced her split from husband of over 20 years James in August (Picture: Getty Images/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Ola Jordan’s split from husband James Jordan has taken another messy turn, reportedly resulting in a ‘huge’ tearful row.

The Strictly Come Dancing stars wed in 2003 and share a daughter, born in 2020.

In August, they stunned fans by announcing their separation after over two decades of marriage, admitting that they could ‘no longer make it work’.

Both parties insisted their primary focus would be co-parenting Ella, while James also said his mental health had been in a bad way ‘for quite some time’.

In recent weeks, however, their divorce has become far more complicated since Ola, 44, discovered James, 48, is already in a new relationship with Russian professional dancer Polina Mayer.

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She allegedly heard the news via a phone call from Polina’s ex-husband, during which her ‘whole world imploded’ as he told her she ‘needed to know everything’.

On Friday, James publicly denied any overlap, stating on The Jeremy Vine Show that his romance with 34-year-old Polina began after he split from Ola.

‘There was no affair,’ James said on the Channel 5 show, adding that he ‘doesn’t know’ whether it’s true that Polina’s ex rang Ola.

James went on to say that the ‘narrative’ in the media is ‘incorrect’, explaining that he moved out of the family home in June, after which he ‘grew close’ to someone else.

And according to the latest reports, James’s comments did not go down well with Ola, who also knew Polina and invited her to stay in their spare room last year while she worked with James.

A source told The Sun: ‘Ola feels betrayed and hurt by James’s actions. She can’t believe he is being so blunt and ­disregarding her feelings.

‘She is shocked and devastated. It’s as if their decades of marriage and years as a couple meant nothing.’

The insider claimed that Ola, who appeared on Strictly from 2006 to 2015, spent Friday ‘in floods of tears, arguing with him on the phone’.

She reportedly ‘didn’t think it was fair that James was trying to ­control the narrative’ on TV and is now ‘devastated’ that she supported James and Polina dancing together.

‘Ola feels she couldn’t have done more to be an encouraging spouse, and now he is rubbing her nose in his new romance by parading around with Polina. She has been really struggling.’

Just days ago, James defended himself against infidelity rumours, telling Jeremy that he was initially reluctant to speak out because it doesn’t feel ‘fair’ unless Ola is with him.

‘It’s hard to have an affair if you’ve moved out,’ he also quipped.

‘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.’

Vowing to say more in the future, he added: ‘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.’

Previously, Ola gave an interview to Hello!, telling the magazine that her ‘worst fears’ had come to fruition, and she feels like she’s lost her ‘best friend and business partner’ as well as her husband.

‘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 outlet in response: ‘I can confirm that James and Polina have grown closer in recent weeks since separating from their respective partners.’

Ola met James in 1999 in Blackpool and became dance partners before marrying in 2003.

They welcomed their only child through IVF after several years of fertility struggles.

Reps for Ola and James Jordan have been contacted for comment.

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