Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin’s romance with Nicole Wirt as they 'split' and she moves out of flat

Former Coronation Street Kym Marsh has shared a touching tribute to her "soulmate" husband as the pair celebrate their first wedding anniversary. The actress and singer, 46, who is competing in this year's Strictly Come Dancing, took to Instagram to share a romantic post celebrating one year of marriage.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds has revealed she has a "big crush" on her professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin. The pair have been competing together in the latest series of the BBC One dancing competition - and have formed a close bond. Paralympic swimming champion Ellie, 27, admitted she had a crush on dance partner Nikita, 24, on Saturday night's programme.

Strictly Come Dancing has been spectacular to say the least, with last week’s episode seeing the 2022 contestants performing routines inspired by beloved movies. Tonight, couples including Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin; Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe; Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima; and Tony Adams and Katya Jones will return to the dancefloor once more. The Strictly dancefloor is an iconic sight on British TV, as is the Glitterball Trophy that the competitors are all hoping they’ll win by the time the end of the competition comes around.

Strictly Come Dancing star Claudia Winkleman was all hot under the collar as she made a cheeky quip to her BBC co-star Dave Arch.Claudia joked she wanted to join the mile high club with the composer, who also works as Strictly's Musical Director.Introducing Kym Marsh's dance with Graziano Di Prima, Claudia teased viewers: "Still to come, Kym and Graziano are flying on Strictly Airways. If only there was a club that Dave Arch and I could join..."Laughter erupted in the studio behind her as Claudia gave a cheeky grin to the cameras, looking out from under her iconic fringe.She quickly turned to co-host Tess Daly to move the conversation swiftly on – but viewers at home were loving the cheeky interaction.Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: "Not Claudia hinting about the mile high club with dave arch on prime time TV!"As another echoed: "Claudia being very cheeky there!""Claudia making a joke about joining the mile high club hello????" someone else posted, while a fourth viewer giggled: "The Claudia & Dave Arch love story could easily have its own spinoff show."However, it was all in jest, as Claudia has a very happy life with hubby Kris Thykier, who she married in 2000.And she's no stranger to sharing quips about her incredible sex life.Claudia has previously admitted that she would be a "virgin" without her iconic fringe – and refuses to have sex with her hubby after he drinks water.In a bizarre podcast exchange, Claudia admitted: "I don’t like or believe in water, I won’t have it...

Strictly Come Dancing star Kym Marsh has sent a moving message to her baby boy Archie. The former Coronation Street spoke out to mark Baby Loss Awareness Day in memory of her beloved son.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova has revealed that her mum has returned to Ukraine to care for her grandmother. The professional dancer, 33, hails from Luhansk in Ukraine and her mum Larisa has returned back to their homeland as her grandmother needs caring for.

Strictly star Molly Rainford has reportedly grown close to newly-single pro dancer Nikita Kuzmin.The pair were spotted cosying up together at the National Television Awards last night and it was reported that they left the afterparty together at 1 am.This comes after it was announced that Nikita is newly single having split up with his girlfriend of five years Nicole Wirt. READ MORE: Strictly star Will Mellor reveals he's been unable to train all week due to illness A party goer told The Sun: “Nikita and Molly were attached at the hip during the after party.“They spent time together with some of their Strictly co-stars but they seemed to only have eyes for each other. They kept staring at each other and were being very tactile.“When the night was over Nikita and Molly ordered Ubers separately but it appeared they were heading to the same place together as she was speaking to him about where they were going next."The source also said that they made a "nice couple" and a few people commented on "how close" they were.A different source said that its a "revelation" for Nikita to be pictured with someone so close in public as he likes to keep his life private.They also said that the pair are a "great fit" for each other and it was nice to see them "let their hair down."Nikita, who is partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds on the BBC competition, broke up with his girlfriend and the news was reported last week.A pal told The Sun last week: “Nikita wanted to totally focus on this series of Strictly and decided a while back he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole.“They had been together for five years and it ended up being a mutual decision.

STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Molly Rainford is dating newly single pro Nikita Kuzmin. Onlookers said the pair were inseparable at the National Television Awards after-party in London and left together just after 1am this morning. It comes just days after The Sun revealed Nikita had split from his girlfriend of five years Nicole Wirt.

Strictly Come Dancing's Kym Marsh was photographed with her daughter after earning her highest score in the competition so far on Saturday night.The Coronation Street actress performed a stunning Charleston to If My Friends Could See Me Now from the movie Sweet Charity, starring Shirley MacLaine and Sammy Davis Jr. Kym, 46, who is also a former member of Hear'Say, earned herself an impressive 33 points from judges Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas.

Coronation Street star took to the stage with her professional dance partner Graziano Di Prima. The dancing duo performed a joyful routine to If My Friends Could See Me Now from the hit film Sweet Charity.But fans struggled to take their eyes off of her short red-hot wig which had been styled into a wig as she compared herself to the fiery late comic on the show.

STRICTLY Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin flashed a thumbs up as he arrived in London for training after splitting from his long-term girlfriend. This week, The Sun exclusively reported how the Ukrainian champ, 24, seemed to have fallen foul of the programme's infamous curse after we revealed Nikita and partner Nicole Wirt had split after five years together. We then reported how Nikita was seen covering his head with his leather jacket as he was seen with another mystery female weeks before the split news broke.

Kym Marsh has said her husband "couldn't care less" about the so-called Strictly Come Dancing curse.The Corrie beauty, 46, tied the knot with Army officer Scott last year but said he's "not fussed" about the curse, which has seen many romances hit the rocks after people go on the show.Kym - who is paired with Graziano Di Prima on the dancefloor - previously stripped off on stage and said Scott wasn't upset about that either.READ MORE: I’m A Celeb 'signs up Strictly star' four years after kiss scandal rocked BBC show "I know everyone talks about it but Scott really couldn’t care less," she told The Sun.“I'm an actor and he came and watched me on Fatal Attraction where I took my clothes off on stage, which was pretty daunting."But now he has seen me getting my kit off on stage and he wasn’t bothered, we don’t have an issue at all."The 'curse' has struck plenty of times over the years.Back in 2004, Brendan Cole ended up splitting from Camilla Dallerup after winning the BBC ballroom contest with newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky.Then boxer Joe Calzaghe split from his girlfriend after being paired with pro-Kristina Rihanoff, who he went on to date for many years.In more recent years there was a lot of drama when comedian Seann Walsh was spotted kissing his Strictly partner Katya Jones - who was married to fellow dancer Neil Jones at the time.The pair were snapped locking lips after a night out.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Seann ended up splitting from his girlfriend Rebecca Humphries and the Jones' later went on the split.However, they suggested that the well-publicised smooch wasn't the reason.READ MORE:

STRICTLY star Kym Marsh has formed a "deep connection"with her pro dancer partner Graziano Di Prima after growing "physically close", a body language expert has claimed. The 46-year-old has bonded instantly after being partnered up, having worked together in the past.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has broken his silence amid reports that he and his long-term girlfriend have called it quits. The professional dancer, 24, is believed to have split from fellow dancer Nicole Wirt after five years of dating, with reports claiming Nikita wants to "totally focus" on the current series of Strictly. Despite his break-up, Nikita, who joined the BBC One show last year, has been working hard with his dance partner Ellie Simmonds, 27, ahead of Saturday night's live show.

STRICTY Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin was spotted on a night out with a mystery woman shortly before his split with fellow dancer Nicole Wirt was revealed. The Ukrainian, 24, - who is paired with Paralympian Ellie Simmonds on this year's BBC show - appears to have fallen foul of the programme's infamous curse after The Sun revealed the duo had split after five years together. The break-up saw a series of cryptic Instagram messages posted by Nicole, who lives in Germany, unearthed.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin has reportedly broken up with his girlfriend of five years, Nicole Wirt.

Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin has reportedly broken up with his girlfriend of five years, fellow dancer Nicole Wirt.The 24-year-old TV star and his partner are said to have made the “mutual decision” to part ways as Nikita embarks on a new series of Strictly with Ellie Simmonds.Nicole has purportedly moved her personal belongings out from Nikita’s London home.According to a source, Nikita - who has been partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie - wants to “focus” on work now.Nicole is said to also be throwing herself into work in Germany as she is currently “getting busier”.The source said: “Nikita wanted to totally focus on this series of Strictly and decided a while back he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole.“They had been together for five years and it ended up being a mutual decision."Nicole is mainly based in Germany and she is getting busier with work.”The insider added to The Sun: “Nikita is totally caught up in Strictly so they decided it was for the best for them to break up.“Nicole used to stay in London to visit Nikita but it was becoming more difficult with their schedules.”The source concluded that Nikita “only wants the best for Nicole” and vice versa.They concluded: “For now he wants to put all of his focus on Ellie and their journey on Strictly.”Nikita's BBC representatives told Express.co.uk: "We’re not commenting and neither is Nikita."It comes after Nikita recently gave fans an insight into his training process with Ellie after impressing the judges with their first performance.Last week, This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield welcomed Strictly stars Ellie and Nikita onto the show.The pair revealed that they would be tackling the Waltz after their impressive Cha Cha

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has called time on his relationship with long-term girlfriend Nicole Wirt, after five years together, according to reports. The talented professional dancer, who is currently starring on the 20th series of the iconic BBC show alongside his celebrity dance partner Olympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds, is said to have mutually made the decision to split with fellow dancer Nicole after dating for over half a decade.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin, who is partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds on the BBC competition, has reportedly broken up with his girlfriend.The dancing pro, 24, has been in a relationship with Nicole Wirt since 2016 but a source revealed the fellow dancer has moved her belongings out of her ex-boyfriend's London flat.A source told The Sun that Nikita's sole focus is on Strictly and as Nicole is based in Germany, their schedules have become harder to work around.READ MORE: Strictly It Takes Two viewers baffled over continuity error as seating 'changes'The source said: "Nikita wanted to totally focus on this series of Strictly and decided a while back he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole."They had been together for five years and it ended up being a mutual decision. Nicole is mainly based in Germany and she is getting busier with work."Nikita is totally caught up in Strictly so they decided it was for the best for them to break up.