Strictly stars Maisie Smith and Nikita Kuzman get very cosy as they pair up for tour

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STRICTLY'S Maisie Smith and Tilly Ramsay wow in glam snap as the show's tour begins. The BBC One show's live tour kicked off at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham last night.

Tilly Ramsey panics as she nearly exposed herself to Maisie Smith whilst they got dressed to kick off the Strictly Come Dancing tour.EastEnders star Maisie, showed fans in a video what had been going on backstage at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham as they prepared for the first night of the show's tour.For her 1m Instagram followers to see, Maisie had captured Gordon Ramsey's daughter Tilly, experience a horrendous wardrobe malfunction which had her running off. In the video, Tilly had flaunted the several bouquets she had received ahead of the tour's debut with Maisie adding she was "feeling the love".20-year-old Tilly then pops out in a luxurious red dressing gown and had been goofily dancing whilst the duo enjoyed some private girl time away from the Strictly lights.

Tilly Ramsay was photographed leaving the first live show of the 2022 Strictly Come Dancing tour with dancer Nadiya Bychkova on Thursday night, after her professional partner Nikita Kuzminwas forced to miss out.The 24 year old announced earlier that day that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and therefore could not participate in the show. "So sad to be missing a portion of the Strictly Live Tour, but unfortunately I tested Positive for Covid-19," Nikita posted on Instagram.

Rose Ayling-Ellis has been flooded with comments as she shared an update from the Strictly Come Dancing live tour.

Rose-Ayling Ellis has joined her Strictly partner and fellow co-stars to take part in their nationwide Arena Tour - and she was happy to document it all on Instagram.Opting for their usual glitz and glamour, the professional dancers were dressed in their usual sequins and sparkle while showing off their incredible beauty overhaul.However, one dancer was hit with a fashion faux pas, and Rose was the first to share the details to her Instagram story.Poor Nancy Xu, who is partnered with Rhys Stephenson, showed off her ripped trousers in an image shared to Rose Ayling-Ellis' Instagram followers.The team were about to hit the stage when Nancy faced an awkward mishap as she stunned in her glamorous sequin jumpsuit - which ultimately showed off her undies.A snap of Nancy saw her flash a sulking face back to the camera as she pouted with her glam makeup look - red lip and all - on full display.Her hair was curled to sit just by her shoulders as she looked nothing short of spectacular, but she had to get a team on her immediately following the mishap.As Rose shared the snap to her story, she wrote: "Ripped trousers before show, oops!"In another Instagram story post shared by Rose, she reposted a clip of herself and dancer Luba Mushtuk while the pair were in their dressing gowns.Luba was signing at Rose as the EastEnders actress was teaching her sign language, with Luba writing: "Signing session to be continued", in the snap of the duo.Rose gave her a 10/10 for her skills as they practised before heading onto stage for the first show, with Tilly Ramsay sharing a backstage photo of the glam trio.Fans will be happy to see Rose back on stage after the actress made history by not only becoming the first deaf contestant to appear on

Nikita Kuzmin has shared his devastation as he's had no choice but to pull out of a portion of the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour.The 24 year old, who recently competed on the main programme with Tilly Ramsay, took to his Instagram feed to announce the news to his 109,000 followers.The professional dancer shared a snap of himself in costume with Gordon Ramsay's daughter Tilly, 20, alongside two mirror selfies where he looks sad holding three positive rapid tests before explaining the situation. In the caption, he said: "So sad to be missing a portion of the Strictly Live Tour, but unfortunately I tested Positive for COVID-19." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.

TILLY Ramsay almost flashed Maisie Smith in a hilarious backstage video from the Strictly Come Dancing Tour. The 20-year-old was caught on camera dancing around a bunch of flowers sent to Maisie on opening night from injured AJ Odudu. But her red dressing gown was gaping open.

Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis looked closer than ever as they returned to the dancefloor - but was Rose who stole the show.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin was forced to pull out of the opening night of the show's live tour at the last minute.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin has announced he will be missing some of the Strictly Live Tour after he tested positive for Covid-19.On Thursday afternoon the pro dancer shared a snap of him with his celebrity partner Tilly Ramsay alongside a snap of him holding up three positive lateral flow tests online.The tour prepares to make their first live performance of the tour in the heart of Birmingham joined by EastEnders actress Maisie Smith and the Wanted singer Max George.It is not yet known how long Nikita – who was partnered with the daughter of TV chef Gordon Ramsay – will have to miss out on the nationwide tour.He announced the news on his Instagram account to his 109,000 followers, saying: “So sad to be missing a portion of Strictly Live Tour, but unfortunately. I tested Positive for Covid-19.“Lots of luck to all the amazing Strictly Cast.

Only five days ago, Nikita expressed his excitement at the tour starting.Sharing a snap from a group number, he wrote: "Cannot wait to dance The Jig and many other amazing routines during the Strictly Tour who is coming? @strictlycomedancinglive."Nikita danced next to flame-haired Dianne, as Luba Mushtuk stood to her left, while Kai Widdrington was visible on the far right.Last week, Tilly joked that she has a "new favourite partner" as the Strictly cast continued to rehearse ahead of their live tour.The BBC contestant quipped about replacing Strictly partner Nikita.In a clip posted to Amy Dowden's Instagram story, Tilly appeared to have worked up a sweat as she expressed having had "the most fun" working with the Welsh professional dancer."We have the most fun…," the Strictly star gleefully said."We have the best time.

The Strictly Live UK 2022 tour has begun, with the cast of last Autumn’s Strictly Come Dancing assembling for a photocall to mark the start of the event.This year’s tour will see many of both celebrity and professional dance favourites take to the stage to perform a variety of dances inspired by the BBC show. Set to perform on the tour include 2021 Strictly Come Dancing winners Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice, Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kumzin, Max George and Katya Jones, Sara Davies and Aljaz Skorjanec and Kai Widdrington and Maisie Smith.

Giovanni Pernice had a sweet comment for his dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis - despite her swapping partners on the Strictly Come Dancing tour.

Rose Ayling-Ellis has ditched her usual dancing partner Giovanni Pernice for someone else.

Rose Ayling-Ellis was seen swapping her winning partner Giovanni Pernice for another dancing during rehearsals for the Strictly Come Dancing tour. EastEnders actress Rose, 27, won the hearts of Strictly winners and the Glitterball trophy in the latest series of the BBC programme. Despite her success with Italian dancer Giovanni, 31, Rose was spotted dancing with another partner ahead of the launch of the tour on Thursday 20 January.

Strictly Come Dancinghost Janette Manrara was left confused after Rose Ayling-Ellis and other stars changed their dance partner for a tour rehearsal.Janette was filming backstage on the Nationwide Arena Tour as Tilly Ramsay, who will be partnered with Nikita Kuzmin, started practising the Waltz with Johannes Radebe's partner John Whaite.Then Rose, who is partnered with Giovanni Pernice on the show, joined John to help him master the dance, as Maisie Smith, who is paired up with AJ Odudu, danced with The Wanted's Max George, whose pro dance partner is Katya Jones. Tilly was also seen on the floor with Rhys Stephenson.A baffled Janette said in the clip: "What is actually happening? The couples have all gone mad.

THEY have been working around the clock to get ready for the Strictly Come Dancing live tour, but Maisie Smith and Nikita Kuzmin have clearly found the time to bond. Despite not being partnered with each other, the pair appear to have grown very close as they were spotted frolicking in the street together.

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 contestant Tilly Ramsay jokingly referenced the “tense” atmosphere as some of the team gathered ahead of their live tour.The star’s Instagram story showed CBBC’s Rhys Stephenson play Kai Widdrington in an intense game of table tennis as their Strictly pals cheered on. Tilly, 20, took to Instagram this afternoon, where she shared the latest clip behind the scenes of the Strictly tour with her 1.2 million followers. The social media star ended up coming sixth with her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin in Strictly last year. Now, they are taking to the dance floor once more for the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour. Many of the audience’s favourite cast members will return to perform, including winners Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.The celebrities and their professional partners will take to the stage for the first time this Thursday in Birmingham, and will spend the next few weeks taking their show around the country.Tilly’s most recent story showed a competitive game of table tennis heating up between professional finalist Kai and celebrity semi-finalist Rhys.“This is getting tense!” Tilly said as the ball was batted back and forth, before yelling “oh Rhys” as the presenter missed the table, prompting a smile from Kai. Kai will be paired up once more with presenter AJ Odudu for the Strictly live tour, after making it to the finals with the talented dancer.The tour will give the couple a chance to prove themselves, as they were forced to pull out from performing in the finals after AJ suffered a serious leg injury.Rhys, who came in fourth place with his professional partner Nancy Xu, will also be returning. Dragon’s Den star Sara Davies and Strictly pro Aljaz Skorjanec will also be taking

Strictly star Giovanni Pernice has addressed rumours that dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis won't be part of the show's arena tour.

Karren Brady wades into Queen's 'excruciating' dilemma[LATEST]Tamzin Outhwaite's boyfriend rushed to hospital for emergency surgery[HEALTH]Alison Hammond 'embarrassed' over dad's 'drug smuggling'[ADMISSION]The EastEnders actress also shared Giovanni's video clip, in view of her 537,000 followers.Rose, who won Strictly last year, is scheduled to be taking part in the 2022 tour alongside baker John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, presenter Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu, chef Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin, and Dragons' Den investor Sara Davies and Aljaz Skorjanec.Max George from boyband The Wanted is also set to take part in the tour with professional dancer Katya Jones.He was a contestant on the show back in 2020.It's been reported that professional dancers Neil Jones, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal and Amy Dowden will also be joining the tour.Judges confirmed to be on the panel are Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.Rose made history after being the first deaf contestant to lift the Glitterball Trophy.