Pasha Kovalev resigned Strictly after his girlfriend, Rachel Riley, was scared that he was a victim of a curse

Professional dancer Pasha Kovalev became the latest victim of Strictly Come Dancing's spell, but fortunately he was there before meeting a famous partner.

Of course, this comes about six years after he was involved in a romance that saw him start dating his Strictly partner, Rachel Riley, during the 2013 series.

Now the dance shoe is on the other foot and Rachel has apparently asked Pacha, 39, to give up her role in the BBC show, reports The Sun.

After eight series devoted to the dance show ranked on the list of audiences, Rachel is concerned about the appeal of dance partners Pasha.

After winning the Glitterball Trophy with Caroline Flack in 2014, it would seem that Rachel, the 33-year-old countdown athlete, is worried for her partners, especially after landing the old-fashioned Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts in the 2018 series.

Although Ashley has eyes for another pro, Giovanni Pernice, Rachel apparently urged Pasha to leave the show as long as things went well.

Not only that, Rachel thinks that Pacha is not paid enough for his talents.

An initiator of the show told the Sun that Rachel, "is categorical, Pasha is paid much less than what his hours deserve."

She cited the "grueling schedule" and felt that "it is not worth it" compared to what the dancer is paid for.

The insider went on to say that Pacha considered the 18 hours as "part of his job".

Rachel's worries were fueled by memories that she would have locked billionaire James Gilbert just three months after meeting Pasha.

She thinks that if she could give up a 15-month marriage for a strict dancer, it could also happen to Pasha.

Speaking of her concerns about Pasha's dance partners, Rachel has already admitted that "it has left its mark" and that it makes her "nervous".

To end the series, Rachel says that she "gets busy" and "lets Pasha to her".

After the announcement today, there will be less relational stress this year, although Pasha has some consonants and vowels selected to summarize the reason for her departure from Strictly.

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