30 June 2024 , 08:10
466
0
Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hauer appears to have taken a swipe at her ex-husbands as she teased she is open to get married again.
The Venezuelan-American dancer, 42, split from fitness professional Jordan Wyn-Jones last year - just 16-months after walking down the aisle. Months later she went on to find love again with hunky new boyfriend, Simon Davidson.
Karen, was also married to Strictly star, Kevin Clifton - who now has a daughter with Stacey Dooley. Her first marriage was to dancer Matthew Hauer who she spent nine years with before they split in 2009.
However, despite all three of her marriages ending in heartbreak, the World Mambo Champion says she isn't ruling out getting hitched again, revealing she's "really getting to know" new man Simon before "taking the next step".
Karen Hauer is now dating personal trainer Simon Davidson (Instagram/ @karenhauer)
She was married to Strictly star, Kevin Clifton (WireImage)In a dig at her exes, Karen told the Mirror it's the 'person that's the problem, not the marriage', explaining: "The marriage doesn’t go wrong, it is the person. You think you know someone and then you don’t. But that’s why I am taking it slow and really getting to know [new boyfriend] Simon before taking the next step."
What Ola and James Jordan really ate and did to shed 7st
Stating she's got "nothing left to fight about", she continued: "As you get older you’ve been through so many marriages and divorces I’ve nothing left to fight about as I’ve fought about it already."
Karen and Simon, 34, went Instagram official in January as the dancer shared a loved-up photograph of the couple hiking in the countryside.
Simon, who also shared the snap, captioned the image "Things can change in an instant. Try to live in the moment you never know what may happen."
Speaking about their relationship, Karen said she now 'understands what she needs from a partner', sharing: "He lives in Manchester, the time we do spend together we don’t want to waste arguing about things that don’t matter. I now understand what I really need from a partner – support and understanding but from but from both ways."
The pair confirmed their blossoming romance on January, 19, after Simon joined the dancer in Birmingham for Strictly's first live tour show of the year.
Simon - a senior sports marketing manager for Adidas - was seen arriving at the hotel where all the Strictly stars were staying. Karen looked delighted with life as she introduced her man to one of her best friends on the show, Gina Mancini, one of the Strictly team's massage therapists.
Karen split from Jordan Wyn-Jones last year (Dave Benett/Getty Images)Karen and her former husband Jordan married in 2022 with a 'fairytale' wedding, but separated last year after a "tough time". Of their split, a source previously told the Mirror: "Karen and Jordan have had a tough time in the past few months and decided to split. It's obviously very sad for both of them. But there's no ill-will whatsoever. The split is amicable, and they wish each other the best."
However, last year Jordan spoke out as he claimed Strictly Come Dancing "wrecked" his relationship with the dancer. The personal trainer told the Daily Mail he was "incredibly sad not to be in Karen’s life", but admitted they "were not right for each other in terms of her career", as he revealed the Strictly pro, the longest serving dancer on the BBC series, was too busy focusing on her career to start a family with him.
While he said would always "admire her for her career", he complained it "took her away from me a lot". He explained: "She's amazing and I admire her for it. That's one of the reasons I wanted to marry her – because of how powerful she is. But we wanted different things. There was a plan about having children but then there wasn't a plan."