That’s a quick step! Strictly’s AJ ‘dumps girlfriend for model he met on reality show’
FORMER Strictly star AJ Pritchard has reportedly dumped his dancer girlfriend after she caught him texting another woman.
Abbie Quinnen, 25, said Pritchard, 27, told her he no longer loved her only days after they had been discussing marriage plans.
Pritchard is now reportedly dating model and influencer Zara Zoffany, 27, after the pair were spotted together at a London club.
Miss Quinnen said: ‘I’m completely devastated and my world has fallen apart. AJ isn’t the person I thought he was, after everything I went through with him I thought we would be together forever.
‘He was completely emotionless and ended everything. He told me he no longer loved me and didn’t want to be with me any more.’
Miss Quinnen added in The Sun that she will now have to ‘rebuild’ herself after their four- year romance ended last week.
She said all was fine until Pritchard went to South America last month to film Channel 5 reality show The Challenge where Miss Zoffany was also a contestant. On his return, he was on his phone a lot to someone from the show but ‘went cold on her’ when she asked him about it.
The split came days after Miss Quinnen praised Pritchard’s support in an interview with MailOnline after she suffered severe burns in January 2021, saying: ‘He’s the best.’
While filming a YouTube video, a wine bottle had exploded and set fire to her hair and clothing, leaving her needing three skin grafts.
Last night in the latest series of Strictly, Richie Anderson became the second celebrity to leave.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter failed to impress with a samba dressed as meerkat Timon from The Lion King and the judges voted to save singer Fleur East instead.
Comedian Jayde Adams, 37, was lauded by fans for her cha-cha-cha to What A Feeling from Flashdance and ex-football star Tony Adams got a standing ovation for his samba.
Representatives for Pritchard were contacted for comment.