Nikita Kuzmin has been a huge hit with Strictly Come Dancing fans since joining the show in 2021 - and this year he's hotly tipped to go all the way and lift the glitterball trophy.
In his third year on the show, the Ukraine-born dancer is part of this season's only same-sex couple with West End star Layton Williams.
The pair wowed the judges with their semi-final performances - topping the night’s leaderboard with a combined score of 116 points from their two dances and last week’s performance.
It included a 40 for their Charleston, which earned a rare standing ovation from hard-to-please judge Craig Revel Horwood. Nikita has spoken of how Strictly "changed everything" for him.
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