She reportedly wants to drop her surname and cut ties with her ex-husband Kevin after details of his romance with Stacey Dooley emerged.
And Karen Clifton put on a defiant display as she stepped out in London with her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars ahead of their The One Show appearance on Wednesday.
The dancer, 37, was joined by Dianne Buswell, Giovanni Pernice, AJ Pritchard and a slew of other professional dancers from the BBC competition- but Kevin was nowhere to be seen having opted out of starring in the Strictly Professional tour.
Her time to shine: Karen Clifton put on a defiant display as she stepped out in London with her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars ahead of their The One Show appearance on Wednesday
Ahead of her performance on the show, Karen was casually-clad in a off-the-shoulder oatmeal sweater and ripped denim jeans.
She wore her quirky half-shaven hairstyle in a side-parting and looked TV camera ready with a full face of make-up.
Walking alongside the Venezuelan beauty was Dianne, who looked sporty in a pair of light blue gym leggings and white t-shirt.
Reunion: The dancer, 37, was joined by Dianne Buswell (pictured) and a slew of the professional dancers from the BBC competition- but Kevin was nowhere to be seen
Romance: Karen reportedly wants to drop her surname and cut ties with her ex-husband Kevin after details of his romance with Stacey Dooley emerged
Stylish: Ahead of her performance on the show, Karen was casually-clad in a off-the-shoulder oatmeal sweater and ripped denim jeans
Pals: The star headed to BBC studios alongside Gorka Marquez and Giovanni Pernice
Getting ready to go: She wore her quirky half-shaven hairstyle in a side-parting and looked TV camera ready with a full face of make-up
She shrugged a denim jacket over her shoulders and carried her costume in a Louis Vuitton holdall.
The girls arrived at BBC studios with their male companions ready to show The One Show hosts Matt Baker and Alex Jones what is in store for the Strictly Professional Tour.
The group will be touring around the U.K throughout the whole of May and while a host of the professional dancers have signed up to the tour, Kevin, 36, decided to sit it out.
Glam: Nadiya Bychkova cut a sophisticated figure in a black oversized suit
The Strictly stars group appearance come after reports Karen wants to drop her surname and cut ties with her former flame amid claims she is 'annoyed' at his blossoming romance.
It is believed the Strictly dancer will return to her maiden name, Karen Hauer, to start afresh for the
