Karen Hauer goes public with new boyfriend 3 months after marriage breaks down

30 January 2024 , 08:34

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Karen Hauer goes public with new boyfriend 3 months after marriage breaks down

Strictly Come Dancing professional Karen Hauer, has made her relationship with ex-rugby player Simon Davidson Instagram-official, just months after her split from ex-husband Jordan Wyn-Jones.

Karen and Simon were first linked when they were seen leaving the Strictly final together in December. Simon confirmed their relationship by sharing a sweet photo of them on a walk for his 38th birthday. "Things can change in an instant [love heart emoji]," Simon began as he captioned the snap.

"Try to live in the moment you never know what may happen," he continued, concluding with the hashtags: "#love #2024 #live #38." Karen responded with a heart emoji and shared her new boyfriend's post on her Instagram Stories. Simon also shared a touching image of Karen as they enjoyed a belated birthday breakfast together on Monday.

Karen Hauer is loved-up with a new man

Strictly Come Dancing stars and fans have been quick to share their happiness for the couple underneath Simon's snap, with one telling the sports star: "Aww be kind to her." Karen's fellow Strictly pro Gorka Márquez gushed: "Look at you two!! [love heart eyes emojis].!

Karen's new love interest comes after her split from third husband Jordan last year, after just over a year of marriage. Jordan confirmed their separation in an interview with The Mail on Sunday last year. He admitted that while he will always "admire" Karen's dancing career, it often "took her away" from him.

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He said: "It's a bit of a love story, a sad story. I'm incredibly sad not to be in Karen's life, and not on this journey with her but we're not right for each other in terms of her career. I will always admire her for her career but it took her away from me a lot. She'd be away and I'd be at home on my own."

Karen Hauer and Jordan Wyn-Jones ended their marriage towards the end of last year (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

The Strictly Come Dancing star has now found love with Simon Davidson

Jordan also revealed that he had expressed his wish to have children and was surprised when he read in a magazine that Karen had said kids were not in her future. He added: "You do say things like, 'I want to have kids'. And she'd mentioned to me that she wanted to have kids with me. But in the interview, Karen said 'kids aren't in the future' which made me sad. I'd always wanted to be a father."

Karen was married twice before tying the knot with Jordan at Chewton Glen in 2022. The Strictly star first walked down the aisle when she wed former dancer partner Matthew Hauer, but the pair split in 2009. Karen and fellow Strictly star Kevin Clifton married in 2015 and remained so until 2018.

Kevin and Karen confirmed their split on the Chris Evans’ Radio 2 breakfast show in March 2018, with Kevin admitting live on air: "Privately we are not together anymore but professionally we are stronger than ever before. Dance is how we came together and is what glues us together. We’re still the best of friends – we still have a lot of love and respect for each other. What we’ve found is that since we’ve been honest with each other it’s unlocked our creativity."

Karen, who met Kevin in 2013 thanks to Strictly, added: "We have such strong chemistry and it’s about entertaining and inspiring. At the end of the day it’s about giving back to fans. We’re feeling very positive."

Zoe Delaney