Alert – Strictly’s Karen Hauer says she is having a ‘fresh start’ in new Instagram post following her ‘split from husband Jordan Wyn-Jones’

Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Hauer has revealed she is taking her split from Jordan Wyn-Jones as a ‘fresh start’ in a new post on Instagram.

The professional dancer, 41, looked radiant in two photos shared on her account, as she posed while basking in the bright sunshine streaming through a window.

She was wearing a black vest top and pearl jewellery, while opting for a soft make-up look with black winged eye liner and a peach lip.

Finishing the look with tousled curls, Karen smouldered at the camera as she posed for the gallery of photos, which were posted on Monday.

The post, which has received almost 4,000 likes, was captioned with ‘fresh start’ alongside the symbol of a heart.

Karen’s photo upload was inundated with compliments and well-wishes from fans, who strived so as not to directly speculate the alleged split between Karen and her husband of 16 months, Jordan Wyn-Jones.

Karen and Jordan married last year, describing the ceremony as a ‘fairytale’ at the time, but sources are now claiming that the pair have gone their separate ways after a ‘tough time.’

The dancer  put on a brave face as she performed live on the show on October 14, only hours after reports broke of the split. 

In mid-October, the performer was spotted stepping out without her wedding ring on, following initial reports that she and Wyn-Jones had separated. 

Karen was seen heading home from training with comedian Eddie Kadi, 40, who she was paired with for this year’s series, before the duo were eliminated following a dance-off against Zara McDermott and dancer Graziano Di Prima on October 22. 

On October 25, the TV star shared a cryptic personal update amid rumours of the split, having taken part in an Instagram Q&A with her followers last Wednesday as she opened up on her emotional state.

The professional dancer was asked by one fan, ‘How are you doing?’ to which she replied: ‘I’m OK I think.’

In August this year, Karen revealed she and Jordan were having counselling to help them with their relationship.

She told Hello! magazine: ‘Counselling. You know what I think communication is massive but learning how to communicate, you know, so we get outside help.

‘So whenever we’re having tricky moments or anything like that, it’s just seeing the vulnerable side of each other and understanding it and knowing that both of us are working on things because nobody is perfect.’

Of fresh reports that the couple had split, a source 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.’

Karen was married to former show professional Kevin Clifton from 2015 to 2018. Prior to her relationship with Kevin, she was married to Matthew Hauer for nine years before they split in 2009.

In Kauer’s candid Instagram post, fans rushed to send her words of encouragement, with one writing, ‘Goddess, you deserve the world,’ while another commented, ‘Hope you find peace and love, lovely lady xxxx.’

Another fan wrote: ‘Never too late for fresh starts and new chapters… Make sure you make it a good one #beyou #behappy.’