BBC Strictly star Tasha Ghouri opens up about split from Love Islander
Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri has opened up on her love life, admitting that she is ready to start dating again after her split from her ex-boyfriend Andrew Le Page.
Strictly Come Dancing and Love Island favourite Tasha has opened up about her break up with her ex-boyfriend Andrew LePage.
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Strictly Come Dancing sensation Tasha Ghouri has candidly shared a snippet of her personal life, revealing her openness to falling in love again soon and even hinted at marriage aspirations. Rising to fame on Love Island's eighth season in 2022, Tasha reached the grand finale, claiming fourth spot with then-partner Andrew Le Page.
Following her stint in the villa, she achieved what she termed a "dream come true" by taking part in the previous year's Strictly Come Dancing edition. Now she has opened up on two different podcasts about her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and how she hopes to one day get back in touch.
She told Rylan on his BBC Sounds podcast, Rylan: How to Be in Love: "He was the first boy I was in love with, you know, I learned so much from him. Like he taught me so much about love, and I will take that with me." For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter .
Rylan replied: "And he'll always be the first boy you fell in love with , well remember our biggest love to date, whatever you want to call it."
Tasha continued: "I feel like we never had that closing chapter. You know when you have that last chat and you have that closure, we didn't have that, and I feel like that's still kind of lingering.
"So, I'm sure one day we will have that closure chat... he was also my best friend, like at the time, he was everything. So, I really hope one day when things have settled and, you know we have time to grieve we have to look back on stuff. I really do hope one day we can get back in touch and find that civilness."
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Despite her stellar performances leading her to the Strictly Come Dancing final, she narrowly missed out on lifting the coveted Glitterball, with comedian Chris McCausland and his dance partner Dianne Buswell clinching victory.
Chris made history as the first blind victor on the show, while Tasha also left a historic footprint as only the second deaf contestant to participate in the BBC spectacular.
In parallel to her accolades on screen, Tasha faced personal trouble as news emerged of her split from Andrew.
The couple met on Love Island, where they finished in fourth place in 2022.
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Delving into the reasons behind their separation during an episode of Spooning with Mark Wogan, she reflected: "My head was kind of saying, 'stay in it, just trust it, it will change,' but it didn't, and that's where we had to sit down and think, 'am I going to be happy in 10 years' time, five years' time, two years' time?'".
Following her recent break-up, she's declared herself ready to start dating again, sharing with Heat magazine: "I feel ready to open those doors again and start dating."
She's also eyeing up a future that includes marriage and children: "At some point, I do want to get married and have kids - that's still my goal."
During the candid chat, she expressed a longstanding desire for marriage and keenness for her grandmother to see her tie the knot, stating: "Marriage is something I've always wanted, especially for my nan to see me walk down the aisle," while revealing her grandmother is her "best friend."
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