FORMER Strictly star Ola Jordan furiously accused husband James of cheating on her with fellow dancer Polina Mayer.
Ola was “devastated” to be told by Polina’s hubby about the alleged infidelity, with a pal saying: “Her head is spinning.”
claims nothing happened before he split from his wife of 22 years in August.
The ex-Strictly pro, 44, was “hit for six” after being told in a phone call that glamorous Russian dancer Polina was sleeping with James.
Polina’s hubby Jamie Cutler also informed last week that he was filing for – leaving both marriages in tatters.
James, 46, and Polina 34, have been performing together since 2024, and are currently on a UK tour with other former Strictly pros.
after 22 years’ , with James later saying he “needed to focus on getting myself into a healthier place”.
A friend close to Ola told the Sun on Sunday: “Jamie called Ola out of the blue last week. He said Polina and James were sleeping together and that he believed Polina cheated on him with James.
“Jamie told Ola he had since ended his marriage to Polina and had instructed lawyers and was filing for divorce.
“Ola was stunned. She said she felt like her whole world was imploding as he spoke. Jamie told her that she deserved to know what had been going on. He said she needed to know everything.”
Ola is then said to have confronted James, telling him “she wanted the truth”.
The friend went on: “She said he played it down and tried to palm her off. Ola’s head is spinning and she’s completely devastated.”
Those close to James insisted his relationship with Polina did not begin until after his split from Ola.
A spokesperson told the Sun on Sunday: “I can confirm that James and Polina have grown closer in recent weeks since separating from their respective partners.”
A source close to Jamie, 37, who is taking part in Belgium’s version of TV show , tonight confirmed he had split from Polina and started divorce proceedings.
On Friday Ola was pictured looking downcast near the £2million home she shared with James in Kent.
Pals said the shock phone call from Jamie prompted her to post a series of memes, with one asking: “Why cheat if you can just leave?”
James and Polina are nearing the end of their UK tour, along with former Strictly pros , Pasha Kovalev, Vincent Simone and Ian Waite.
The source said: “Jamie told Ola that he thinks James and Polina grew close on the tour.
“To Ola, that seems to fit in with the timeline she had when James and her started to grow apart.
“He has insisted nothing was going on with Polina behind her back but Ola said her head is in pieces. This has hit her for six.”
Both couples’ paths have crossed professionally, which sources say “makes it very close to home”.
met in 1999 and got married four years later. They signed up as pros on BBC’s Strictly in 2006 and became two of its most popular dancers.
James stayed on the show until 2013 while Ola departed two years later.
After having their daughter Ella in 2020, the pair both opened up about their weight gain and told The Sun their “bellies” were getting in the way of their sex life.
But three years later they revealed they had shed six-and-a-half-stone between them.
Meanwhile, in 2021 Polina, who also danced on Strictly, got engaged to Jamie, with the pair marrying two years later.
In 2024 James started working with Polina on Legends Of The Dance Floor, with the five former Strictly pros currently on the UK tour. Jamie helped choreograph the routines they performed on stage.
A source said: “It all feels very close to home because they all know each other, they have friends in common.
“Ola was even commenting in September on pictures of James and Polina dancing together, saying that she couldn’t wait to see them in action.
“Ola says that it wasn’t long after they started performing together that she felt like there had been a change in James.
“He said he was struggling mentally and started to push her away.
“Ola was understanding but now, after speaking to Jamie, she feels confused, hurt and betrayed.
“She is trying to stay strong and is trying to focus as best she can on their daughter and raising her.
“She had remained very friendly with James, believing that he had been struggling because he was the one who pushed for the split.
“When he moved out and got a place, a bachelor pad, so she could stay at home with Ella she thought he was just being kind to her. Now she sees it differently. Ola is very fragile and upset.”
After confirming their split with The Sun in August, James issued a statement, saying: “I’ve been struggling more than I’ve let people see and I’m taking the time I need to focus on getting myself into a healthier place, both for myself and for Ella.
“Neither of us is in a good place right now.
“We’re both doing our best to navigate one of the hardest chapters of our lives.”
James threw himself into his new podcast with his former Strictly co-star Brendan and said he was going through a “midlife crisis”.
He then appeared on ITV’s saying: “I’m now sitting in a one-bedroom apartment on my own, at night, watching TV, going ‘What is going on?’
“But I just feel I need that time to find myself again.”
James and Polina are set to appear in Cardiff tonight on the last night of their show, entitled The Legends in Vegas: After Hours.
The tour, which has seen the couple performing across the country, is ending early after the final show in Dartford, Kent, this Tuesday was cancelled.
