Strictly star Olympic swimmer Tom Dean splits from girlfriend

Strictly star Olympic swimmer Tom Dean separated from his girlfriend just a couple of weeks into the show. The 24-year-old is said to have quietly ended his relationship with Charlotte Phillips because it had "naturally run its course".

A source disclosed to MailOnline the break-up was "nothing" to do with the BBC show. It's been stated that Tom's dance partner Nadiya Bychkova, 35 - who is newly single herself, following her recent split from Kai Widdrington, 29 - was not a factor.

The source revealed: "Like in so many breakups, Tom and Lottie's year-long relationship had naturally run its course and it has nothing to do with Strictly. It just happened to be in the first two weeks that they decided to part ways.

"They are still good friends and it's all amicable between them."

Tom and Charlotte are believed to have been together for a year. Charlotte is a communications executive for NewsUK.

She goes by 'Lottie' on social media, and her Instagram account is set to private, but Dean had posted pictures of the couple on his account. Charlotte studied at Cardiff University between 2018 and 2022, completing a masters in marketing.

Tom was the first celeb to leave the latest series of the BBC show. Their exit came in the very first week, following a dance-off against Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones, who themselves exited the competition the following week.