Alesha Dixon admits relationship woes amid split fears with her daughters' dad
Alesha Dixon has spoken about her relationship issues and insisted she can 'rise above' any problem in her private life. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 46, had previously split from her partner of 12 years, Azuka Ononye according to reports earlier this year.
But it is now believed that living together for their kids during the tough times has helped the couple to try to reignite their romance, and they are said to be doing "all it takes" to try to make the marriage work. In a new podcast interview Alesha says she knows no matter what is thrown at her she'll survive. Hinting at her recent tough times, she said: 'If I look back at the course of my whole life, I have highs and lows, and I think that's just reflective of life, isn't it?
She continues: "So as much as we'd all love to have the magical happy ending, life will be life. I'm sure I'll face many more challenges in my life, but no matter what challenges I'm faced with, I will rise above.'
In the podcast interview Alesha also opened up about the breakdown of her first marriage and how winning Strictly saved her from feeling lost. She split from MC Harvey in 2006 after he had an affair..
Alesha said: 'I felt so lost, like, so lost. I've never been in that situation before. I felt sorry for myself for a long time. Then I won Strictly Come Dancing. I'm being spun around in the air at the end. All this confetti was falling on me. I just looked up to the sky and I knew I was going to be okay.
'I could feel that energy at the time. And that really was what kind of got me through as well. Because it was a very emotionally challenging time. Being in Strictly as well, it enabled me to just be in this bubble.'
Alesha was talking on the Making A Scene podcast with David Walliams and Matt Lucas. She is friends with Walliams after they were both judges on BGT for a number of years.
Alesha is said to have confided in pals that her relationship with choreographer Azuka, 44, became 'more of a friendship' before their rumoured split.
The pair made their last joint red carpet appearance in July 2023 at Stormzy's star-studded 30th birthday and have not appeared on each other's social media in recent months.
The couple were rumoured to have married in 2017 and she introduced him as her 'lovely husband' during an appearance on Michael McIntyre's Big Show Christmas Special in December 2017, however neither have confirmed if a wedding took place. They share daughters Azura, 10, and Anaya, four.
On the Making A Scene podcast, co-host Walliams also revealed he bombarded Alesha with flowers before they met and hinted he may have tried to date her in the past.
Walliams said: 'I took a shine to you, which I don't mind saying. How could you not take a shine to this woman? We met at Strictly. I took my mum to the Strictly final. I sent Alesha a bunch of flowers to wish her well for the finals. But at that point, I'd never met you. Then our paths crossed…'
Lucas asked: 'Did you ever go on a date?' Walliams replied: 'No, she wouldn't go anywhere near me. She's not stupid. No, we're just friends.'
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