'I have no clue what the future holds': Ola Jordan is wracked with uncertainty following James Jordan separation
Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Ola Jordan says she has been left in "limbo" following her separation from husband James Jordan after 23 years of marriage.
Ola Jordan has been left feeling "lost" following her separation from husband James Jordan.
The former Strictly Come Dancing professionals revealed in August that they were splitting up after 23 years of marriage and Ola says her life has been left in a state of flux as a result.
Speaking to HELLO!, the 44-year-old dancer said: "I've not just lost my husband - I've lost my best friend and my business partner all in one go.
"It's difficult for me to describe what happened between us because this wasn't my decision. It came as a shock to me. These things often build up over a period of time and are not straightforward.
"Speaking about all of this is hard for me because it's still very raw. I never want to speak on behalf of James, as that's not my place. But that said, we have always shared our personal journeys through our Strictly careers, IVF and family. So I thought it might be best to say things in my own words rather than have anyone speak for me."
Ola continued: "I have no clue what the future holds and that's a scary place, but I'm trying to navigate it one day at a time.
"Some days I feel OK and like I need to move on with my life, and other days I'm broken and just don't know how to move forward, like I'm in limbo. I guess I'm just a bit lost."
The Polish star, who danced on Strictly from 2006 to 2015, explained how she first noticed a change in her relationship with James following his return from the Legends of the Dance Floor tour in 2024 - in which he performed alongside fellow alumni from the BBC's Saturday night staple.
Ola said: "Things changed a bit after his first tour with Legends. He went on to do a panto straight afterwards, which meant that he was away from home for quite some time.
"You've got to remember that up until that point, we hadn't spent much time apart, because we worked together all our careers. Even on Strictly, we were only apart for a few days at a time while we trained with other partners; then we would be together again at the weekends, for the shows. But when he came back from tour, he was very unhappy and not the same after that."
Ola explained that she tried to figure out what had caused her husband's mood change but confessed that "things were never quite the same" afterwards.
She recalled: "We tried talking about it but never quite got to the bottom of what had shifted.
"I hoped it was something that he could work through and I was just trying to support him through whatever was going on in his head. I hoped that we could resolve it somehow, but things were never quite the same.
"At the end of last year, things came to a head when he told me that he was thinking of moving out, which obviously broke my heart.
"I tried to stop him and save the marriage, as you do when you love someone, because I knew that if he went, we might never get back what we had."
