STRICTLY star Tom Dean has secretly split from his girlfriend Lottie as the infamous show curse strikes again.

Olympian Tom, 24, called time on his romance weeks after he was axed from the BBC competition.

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They had been dating for a year but the relationship “naturally run its course”.

The swimmer became the first celebrity to be booted off with professional partner Nadiya Bychkova, 35.

They were brutally cut from the competition in week one when they faced Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones, who left the show a week later.

A source told MailOnline Tom’s split had nothing to do with his time on Stricty Come Dancing.

They claimed: “Like in so many breakups, Tom and Lottie’s year-long relationship had naturally run its course and it has nothing to do with Strictly.

“It just happened to be in the first two weeks that they decided to part ways. They are still good friends and it’s all amicable between them.”