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Strictly Come Dancingstar Karim Zeroual has reportedly split from his long-term girlfriend Poppy-Hannah Birtwistle.
The CBBC presenter, (**********************************************, is said to have confirmed the end of his relationship after it was claimed that he exchanged flirtatious text messages with office worker Rebbecca Perrins.*** Karim finished runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing after performing in Saturday’s final with professional. dancer Amy Dowden, and had previously wo n over viewers with his clean-cut persona.
Over: Strictly Come Dancing star Karim Zeroual has reportedly split from his long-term girlfriend Poppy-Hannah Birtwistle (pictured in happier times)
‘I believed him. I had really deep feelings for him. We used to talk for hours, it was so romantic. And we swapped hundreds of really flirty messages, ‘Rebbecca said.
Drama: The CBBC presenter, (********************************************, is said to have confirmed the end of his relationship after it was claimed that he exchanged flirtatious text messages with office worker Rebbecca PerrinsShe went onto claim that Karim even offered to pay for her to travel down to the Strictly studios to watch his performance.
‘He told me once things calmed down for him, we could become official. I even introduced him to my family. He knew they were voting for him. ‘
Rebecca then claimed their relationship fizzled out when she figured out that he already had a girlfriend.
What? Rebbecca claimed that she and Karim exchanged flirty messages for more than months (Karim pictured on Strictly with his pro partner Amy Dowden)
She added: ‘We haven’t spoken since. Karim comes across as this perfect character, but he is anything but. ‘
On Saturday Karim reportedly confirmed the end of his relationship with Poppy-Hannah, with a source stating that ‘temptation got the better of him.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Karim Zeroul and Strictly Come Dancing for comment.
Dynamic duo: Karim finished runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing after performing in Saturday’s final with professional dancer Amy Dowden
Karim finished runner-up on Saturday’s Strictly final to eventual champion Kelvin Fletcher despite finishing at the top of the leaderboard.
Last month the star laughed off Claims that he could be dating his professional partner Amy – who is engaged to longtime partner Benjamin Jones.
He toldThe Mirror
: ‘I don’t really know about any ru mours. I’m too busy learning to do this waltz than to worry about stuff like that.
No! Last month the star laughed off claims that he could be dating his professional partner Amy – who is engaged to longtime partner Benjamin Jones
It was previously reported by The Sun that Karim and Poppy had been together for three years, but kept their relationship out of the spotlight when Karim’s CBBC career started to take off.
Karim also Poppy was reportedly introduced to his partner Amy to put her at ease, with a source saying: ‘Karim was really keen to involve Poppy in his training and wanted her to meet Amy to make sure she felt comfortable.
‘They got on really well which is great because Karim knows he’ll be spending long hours with Amy and he wants Poppy to feel secure about it. ‘
Explosive: On Saturday Karim reportedly confirmed the end of his relationship with Poppy-Hannah, with a source stating that ‘tem ptation got the better of him ‘(pictured on Strictly)
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