KAI Widdrington has gone Instagram official with his new girlfriend as he gushed about how happy he is.
revealed yesterday star Kai, 29, has – nine months on from his acrimonious split with , 35.
He's now taken to with a snap of the pair gazing into each other's eyes during a night out.
The TV personality wrote in his caption: “Happiness is underrated,” along with a black heart emoji.
Southampton-native Kai was supported by some of his co-stars in the comments section of the post.
wrote: “Cuties!” while said: “Sooo happy for you!!!” and added: “you guys.”
inserted a string of purple hearts and opted for the heart-eyed emoji.
Kai met Chloe, an executive assistant for a firm in the City, during a trip to his local pub.
Having kept their romance secret for a little while, the pair are set to “go public”; with their first red carpet appearance too.
A pal said: “Chloe and Kai met in a pub in West and hit it off from the start.
“Chloe is a great girl and has absolutely no interest in the limelight; she just likes Kai for Kai.
“They have a real laugh together and although it’s early days, they’re planning on moving in together in the coming months.
“Kai found it very damaging to his mental health having his past relationship with Nadiya played out in public, and thankfully Chloe has no interest at all in being in the spotlight.
“She also isn’t a Strictly superfan which makes things easier.
“They’re super-content, and Kai attributes a lot of his looking so well to being in a happier place in life thanks to her. They make a really cute couple.”;
Chloe, originally from Leigh-on-Sea in , now lives in London.
This is Kai’s first relationship following his break-up from Ukrainian pro, Nadiya, whom he dated for two years.
The pair launched a sell-out tour but, awkwardly, were forced to dance together nightly whilst in the process of separating.
Last year Nadiya gave an interview to promote her solo tour, and .
She told the : “We work together but we are not friends and that’s ok.
“One thing I can tell you is that when you see me dancing with him it will be amazing because I’m a professional.”
Following Nadiya and Kai's split it was reported due the tension backstage between exes.
At the National Television Awards last year,the former couple reportedly .
