Nikita Kuzmin has been delighting Strictly Come Dancing fans for weeks by giving them an insight into life on the road. However, all good things must come to an end and the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour is set to come to a close for another year.
Nikita, who was paired with hockey star Sam Quek during the BBC One dance contest's 2024 series, was always set to be on Strictly Live tour 2025 as one of the ensemble dancers but his role quickly changed as he was drafted in to cover for one of his co-stars.
Those who have been to see the shows in arenas up and down the country, including here in Manchester at the AO Arena, will have seen Nikita in a new partnership with actress Sarah Hadland after her series partner Vito Coppola had to pull out of the shows due to injury.
But Nikita and Sarah have proven popular with audiences, having been chosen as the Glitterball winners at a few of the shows, which kicked off on January 17 and will finish the tour this Sunday (February 9) as runners-up to tour winners Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec.
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