Taking to the Strictly dance floor in front of millions last Saturday night, Bury-born actor Layton Williams and his dance partner Nikita Kuzmin delivered a mesmerising samba which received huge praise from the judges.
08.10.2023 - 22:21 / ok.co.uk
Since joining Strictly Come Dancing back in 2021 as a professional dancer, Nikita Kuzmin has danced alongside the likes of Tilly Ramsay and Ellie Simmonds. And in the current series of the BBC One show, Nikita has been partnered with actor Layton Williams in a same-sex couple and the duo recently left viewers “in tears” when Layton performed the Viennese Waltz dressed as Sandy from Grease while wearing a long skirt. But while TV viewers may be familiar with 25 year old Nikita when he’s in front of the cameras, they may know less about him away from the show.
Having grown up in Ukraine, Nikita was nine when his family moved to Italy so that his older sister Anastasia could pursue a dancing career. However, with a talent for dancing evidently running in his family’s blood, the Strictly pro followed in his sibling’s footsteps and he now has six national Italian championship titles to his name. If that wasn’t enough, prior to joining Strictly, Nikita was a dancer on the German competition show Let's Dance for one series.
Away from the ballroom, Nikita was previously in a relationship with choreographer and designer Nicole Wirt though the star couple split in 2022 after five years together. During their time together, the pair kept their romance relatively low-key and shied away from too many overt displays of affection on social media. Then in October 2022, Nikita was said to be dating Strictly Come Dancing 2022 contestant and CBBC star Molly Rainford after they were reportedly seen flirting.
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