BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita Kuzmin seen in tears as he marks 'end' of partnership
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNikita Kuzmin appeared to be in tears as his dancing run with Layton Williams came to an end. While they will no doubt remain friends for life, the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 finalists performed their last show together ahead of Nikita's return to the ballroom.
Last year, the pair missed out on lifting the coveted Glitterball trophy back in December when he made it to the final of the competition alongside Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell.
Despite Layton and Nikita emerging 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. READ MORE: Zara McDermott shares smiling update after bombshell Graziano Di Prima statement over Strictly Come Dancing Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link But despite not winning the 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 and at the end, they emerged as the tour winners, having been chosen by the audience to lift the Glitterball 19 times.
The journey, however, didn't end there as they put on dance classes together before earlier this year, Bury-born Layton told fans on social media that he’s ‘back’ with Nikita, who has since come runner-up on Celebrity Big Brother, for a special show in his hometown that will see them dance together ‘for the final time’.
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