Ellie Simmonds couldn't help but gush over her professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin on tonight's Strictly Come Dancing. The Paralympic swimming champion, 27, has formed a close bond with pro Nikita, 24, on this year's series of the hit BBC One show, and on Saturday's show she admitted she has a "crush" on him.
In a behind-the-scenes training video viewers got to see them working hard in rehearsals together ahead of the live show, where they performed the Salsa to Shanice's I Love Your Smile.
In a nod to their song choice, Ellie praised Nikita's teeth saying they're "really, really nice". "I've got a big crush on him.
His teeth are really, really nice, which they are," the Paralympian told the camera. The tape then switched over to Nikita, who said: "If everything is fine, then we can dance the Salsa." The dancing duo could be seen joking around together in rehearsals as they got prepared to take the dance floor for the fourth time.
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