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Inside Ellie Simmonds’ love life as she considers starting a family – from ‘crush’ on Strictly pro to split from boyfriend

Cooking with the Stars contestant Ellie Simmonds split from her boyfriend last year shortly after they bought a house together

“Ellie and Matt have sadly split but it was amicable on both sides and there remains a lot of love there,” a source told The Sun at the time. Ellie and Nikita were on Strictly together (Credit: BBC) The Paralympic swimmer revealed at the time that she had a big “crush” on the Ukrainian dancer. As to whether the child would have dwarfism or be of average height, to the sports star it matters not a jot,” she told The Mirror back in 2022.

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