Nadiya Bychkova put on a daring display in a nude bandeau as she tested out her football skills at Angry Birds x TOCA Social event after being axed from Strictly Come Dancing.

The professional dancer, 36, had been one of the longest-serving stars on the BBC dance show before she was culled by show bosses last week.

Brushing off her axe, Nadiya attended headed to TOCA Social, an immersive football experience, in London on Thursday for an event celebrating their new Angry Birds game. 

Nadiya looked effortlessly chic as she posed for snaps in a white satin cropped blazer featuring shoulder pads and matching flared trousers, pairing the suit with a nude bandeau top.

She also wore a pair of nude stilettos - which she kept on to try her hand at the football game, giving her best kick.  

Nadiya is yet to speak out on her departure from the show, with the BBC yet to reveal this year's official lineup.

The Daily Mail revealed rumours that she was pulled from the pro lineup due to her age are 'well wide of the mark'.

In fact, it is her backstage tantrums and her friendship with Dan Walker, who competed with her in 2021, that is behind the decision not to renew her contract.

Her diva-like outbursts behind-the-scenes infuriated co-stars, while her break-up with Kai Widdrington, 30, caused unwanted tension among the pros who found being in their company 'awkward'.

Their relationship, which last two years, did not go down well with bosses, who are at pains to include exes in the professionals' line-up in order to retain harmony within the group.

An insider said: 'Strictly is a light entertainment show, but it has to be competitive - otherwise it doesn't work.

'Execs want the pros to treat the series like a sport and get the best results out of their partners, without going over the top and avoiding bullying scandals which have marred the show in recent years, of course.

'But Nadiya's last three outings with a celebrity partner (also including Matt Goss) haven't pulled up any trees - she hasn't even made the top 10 with any of them.

'So in order to keep standards high, there's hoping whoever fills Nadiya's place on the line-up will achieve better results.'

Other pro dancers axed this year include Michelle Tsiakkas, 30, Luba Mushtuk, 36, and Gorka Márquez, 35.

Earlier this month, The Daily Mail revealed Karen Hauer - the longest serving professional female dancer since 2012 - has also been cut.

Despite performing on the programme for 13 years, Karen was informed of the decision in recent days.

Karen's last celebrity partner on the series was Gladiator star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, while the year before she danced with former footballer Paul Merson and, in 2023, comedian Eddie Kadi.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail also revealed that desperate BBC bosses have secured Katya Jones' place on the show as they know how popular she is with viewers.

It comes after Nadiya took some time away to soak up the sun, flaunting her toned physique in a series of snaps shared on Instagram on Saturday. 

She stunned in the skimpy white two-piece, featuring a triangle bra and gold accents.

Nadiya appears to be taking a break from her dancing duties as she shared that she was staying in the Regnum The Crown hotel.

Alongside her posy, the star penned: ' Water. Light. Silence. One of those rare moments of perfect calm'.