FORMER Strictly dancer Ola Jordan had a massive telephone row with her estranged husband James after he went on TV to deny cheating on her.
Furious Ola spent the day in tears following James’ appearance on Jeremy Vine’s Channel 5 show on Friday.
During a chat with the host, James insisted his new relationship with Russian ballroom beauty Polina Mayer began after his 22-year marriage to Ola had ended.
It comes after The Sun on Sunday revealed Polina’s hubby, Jamie Cutler, had called Ola claiming that his wife was sleeping with James — and to say he was filing for divorce.
Now, in another agonising twist, we can reveal Ola was particularly upset because she had welcomed Polina to stay in the spare room at their family home last year while she and James worked together.
A source said: “Ola feels betrayed and hurt by James’ actions. She can’t believe he is being so blunt and disregarding her feelings.
“She is shocked and devastated. It’s as if their decades of marriage and years as a couple meant nothing.
“She spent Friday in floods of tears after arguing with him on the phone.”
Ola and James — who also used to be a Strictly professional — announced their break-up in August.
He said he “needed to focus on getting myself into a healthier place”.
On Friday, James and fellow former pro Brendan Cole appeared on Jeremy’s show to promote their upcoming stage tour, Dance Rebels: Strictly Unleashed.
Asked about his marriage breakdown, James — who has performed on stage with Polina since 2024 — said: “I moved out . . . which was in the Press.
“I haven’t really spoken about it because I always said I wouldn’t speak about it, because I don’t think it’s fair unless Ola was to be here as well.”
Jeremy told him: “There was a story that you were having an affair with somebody and her husband rang Ola.”
James responded: “Apparently so, I don’t know if that is true or not.”
And Brendan interjected: “It’s hard to have an affair if you’ve moved out.”
As he was probed further, James insisted: “There was no affair. I have grown closer to someone since I moved out back in June . . . The problem is, if I say nothing it makes me look guilty.
“If I say something, it looks like I’m being defensive.
“So, for me, it’s a lose-lose. I will put out a statement at some point on social media to try to clarify what’s been going on.”
James’ suggestion he might set out his version of events online caused the exes to lock horns.
A source said: “Ola was left incensed and didn’t think it was fair that James was trying to control the narrative.
“She is devastated that he is now dating Polina after she welcomed her into their house and supported them dancing together.
“Ola feels she couldn’t have done more to be an encouraging spouse, and now he is rubbing her nose in his new romance by parading around with Polina. She has been really struggling.”
James and Polish Ola met in 1999 and married four years later.
They signed up as pros on BBC One’s Strictly in 2006, becoming two of its most popular dancers.
James stayed on until 2013 while Ola, who lifted the Glitterball in 2009 with sports presenter Chris Hollins, departed in 2015.
After having their daughter Ella in 2020, following years of IVF, the couple opened up about their weight gain and told The Sun their “bellies” were getting in the way of their sex life.
But they later revealed they had shed six-and-a-half-stone between them.
Meanwhile, in 2021, Polina, who also danced on Strictly, got engaged to Jamie and the pair tied the knot two years later.
In 2024, James started working with Polina on Legends Of The Dance Floor, along with other former Strictly pros. Jamie helped choreograph the routines they performed on stage.
After the Jordans confirmed their split to 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, entitled Manopause, with his pal and ex-Strictly co-star Brendan and said he was going through a “midlife crisis”.
He also appeared on ITV’s This Morning, 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’s latest tour, The Legends In Vegas: After Hours, ended last weekend.
Last week, Ola told Hello! magazine how the breakdown of her marriage to James had left her devastated.
She said: “I’ve not just lost my husband, I’ve lost my best friend and business partner all in one go.
“It’s difficult for me to describe what happened between us because this wasn’t my decision. It came as a shock to me.”
She added: “At the end of last year, things came to a head when he told me that he was thinking of moving out, which obviously broke my heart. I tried to stop him and save the marriage, as you do when you love someone. Because I knew that if he went, we might never get back what we once had.”
The Sun on Sunday approached James and Ola for comment.