Strictly's Kai shares Nadiya's daughter's adorable nickname for him

Watch Strictly's Kai share Nadiya's daughter's adorable nickname for him

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Strictly Come Dancing stars Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova's romance seems to be going from strength to strength as the couple have shared the adorable nickname her daughter loves to use for her mum's partner.

Widdrington and Bychkova appeared on Tuesday's Loose Women, where they performed a routine from their dance tour and opened up on what daily life together was like for them.

It seems that Widdrington has won the seal of approval from Bychkova's young daughter, as he told viewers about the sweet name she likes to call him.

What, how, and why?

Nadiya Bychkova's daughter seems sweeter than ever on Kai Widdrington, as she has given him an even more adorable nickname for the new year.

The Strictly Come Dancing stars have found love away from the ballroom and Widdrington told Tuesday's Loose Women how Bychkova's seven-year-old daughter had promoted him from a previous nickname of Kai Lemon Pie to something even sweeter.

Widdrington gave a hint as to how serious their relationship was as he talked about meeting Bychkova's daughter Mila for the first time.

He said: "It was very important that we get it right. First of all when we got together, we wanted to make sure that we want to be together and it's all going to go well.

"After meeting her, she is one of the cleverest little girls I have ever met. She speaks four languages.

"She has a new nickname for me - I remember last time I was on the show, it was Kai Lemon Pie, but now it's Kai Cotton Candy Pie for 2024."

It seems as though Mila could follow in her pro dancer mum's footsteps, as Widdrington shared: "She likes dancing with mummy."

Bychkova added: "We are practising later, she's preparing for a little competition later this week. I don't really get involved. I want her to have her own experience, I don't want to be that parent who's saying no, you need to do that. I'm just there watching her dance and I feel so proud."

The BBC show star also said: "Mila is seven so she's quite a busy young lady. On weekends it's art classes and dance classes and ballet. Now I'm planning my schedule around her schedule."

What else happened on Loose Women?

Loose Women host Ruth Langsford asked the couple how they got on working together on their dance tour, admitting she knew what it was like to have to put rows with a partner aside for the cameras as she has often co-hosted on TV with husband Eamonn Holmes.

Widdrington replied: "We have our director and choreographer who's there to mediate if things ever get heated," joking: "We can put you in touch?"

Bychkova also shared that her mum makes a lot of her dresses and shoes - including the outfit that she wore for her Loose Women appearance.

Loose Women airs on ITV at 12.30pm on weekdays.

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