Karen Hauer has make clear one thing that she has “unfortunately” realized (Image: Instagram/karenhauer)
Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Hauer has make clear one thing that she has “unfortunately” realized on account of being in the limelight. As the longest-serving Strictly professional on the beloved BBC sequence, it is secure to imagine that Venezuelan–American Latin dance maestro Karen is aware of the highs and lows of the general public highlight.
Having arrived in 2012, the 43-year-old says she was unaware of what it meant to be in such a well-liked show, however tackled it by making an attempt to remain as “grounded” as potential. Karen famous that she had “very public” relationships and that you just “can’t hide” from the general public eye, but additionally tried to guard herself.
Karen, who has tied the knot 3 times, is at the moment relationship new boyfriend Simon Davidson after her break up from from ex-husband Jordan Wynn Jones in 2022. She was additionally wed to former Strictly professional Kevin Clifton, however they broke up in 2018.
Yet, she conceded that, on the time, she thought “bad or good publicity” was nonetheless publicity. She instructed the Why Dance Matters podcast: “It’s that thing that you become so thick-skinned and so…but it starts affecting you. And it starts affecting you behind closed doors, and what people don’t see.”
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Karen says she was initially unaware of what it meant to be in such a well-liked show (Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket through Getty Images)
Karen mentioned:”And it affects your relationships and affects the way that you function outside of what you’re used to. I don’t really mind about what people say to me or about me. I always say that it doesn’t affect me in any way.”
She continued: “It’s not going to affect my life in any way, unless I actually read into it more, if I feed into it more. So, the less I read, the less I hear, the more I’m into my own thing, and I’m just following my own path.
“But, sadly, I realized that almost a yr in the past, you recognize?” She added that it takes time to “kinda discover who you might be” because there are “so many variations of you on the market”.
In different information, Karen lately delivered a touching message on the anniversary of her ex-Strictly Come Dancing co-star Robin Windsor’s dying.
February marks two years since the professional dancer was discovered dead, aged 44, in a hotel in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, in 2024.
Karen said it takes time to “kinda discover who you might be” (Image: Mike Marsland/Getty Images for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home)
Earlier this month, an inquest jury concluded that he sadly took his own life, with jurors saying he was “weak to rejection each emotionally and professionally”, which was described as among the “contributing elements”.
Karen shared a photograph of the pair on Instagram, writing on her Story: “Will miss you all the time…” Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, with whom Robin carried out on Strictly, additionally shared a tribute.
She wrote:”Love you, miss you, won’t ever ever neglect you, your legacy lives on, as a result of we’ll be sure that your sparkle nonetheless shines…
“It’s quieter for you over the rainbow #anniversary #today #twoyearsago #love #bestfriend. If you ever need help, @charitysane is an incredible charity who truly understands.”
For emotional assist, you may name the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, e-mail jo@samaritans.org, go to a Samaritans department in individual or go to the Samaritans web site.
You can subsequent catch Karen on Richard Osman’s House of Games on Monday, February 23, from 6pm to six.30pm.
