BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita Kuzmin shares 'last' and leaves fans 'praying' after 'missing' update
01.03.2024 - 18:41
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Nikita Kuzmin has left fans 'praying' as he shared his 'last' string of photos from the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour. The dancer was among the stars of the BBC One dance contest to hit the road at the start of the year.
The shows came after he missed out on lifting the coveted shiny trophy back in December when he made it to the final of the competition with celebrity dance partner Layton Williams. The pair faced Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell in the spectacular final of the contest on December 16.
Despite Layton and Nikita emerging at the top of the leaderboard with a string of perfect scores from the judges, it was former Coronation Street star Ellie who emerged victorious alongside professional pro Vito following the public vote.
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And while they didn't win the TV competition, Layton and Nikita made up for it on the show's live tour which saw them reunite with a number of their Strictly 2023 co-stars including Ellie, Vito, Bobby and Dianne as well as Angela Rippon, Angela Scanlon, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Annabel Croft and the show's team of talented dancers.
After three weeks of performing in nine different cities up and down the country, the string of live shows came to an end on Sunday, February 11, at London's O2 Arena and backstage, with Layton and Nikita getting their 19th win of the tour which sees audience members vote for their winners during each show.
Nikita was among the Strictly stars who was giving fans a glimpse behind the scenes with carousel of images being posted to his Instagram page