Strictly’s Tilly and Nikita squirm as Rylan teases them over romance rumours after pro dancer’s topless dance-off

STRICTLY pair Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin squirmed on the It Takes Two sofa last night after Rylan Clarke teased them over romance rumours.

It followed the pro-dancer's jaw-dropping topless dance-off on the BBC competition over the weekend.

Rylan joked with the TV couple after Nikita accused Gordon Ramsay's daughter of unbuttoning "my button".

Tilly and Nikita were eliminated from Sunday's show, but not before they danced the Samba and Nikita suffered a wardrobe malfunction and removed his shirt mid-shimmy.

As Rylan questioned them about Nikita's shirt and how it "fell off", the dancer confirmed the top "had a mind of its own".

But he added: "But, the first step was Tilly's, she was the one who unbuttoned my button."

While Tilly cried: "That's not true!"

Rylan exclaimed: "This is how rumours start, come on!"

As Nikita called for viewers to check footage of the show, Tilly explained: "My hand got caught - my hand pulled your shirt!"

Ryan added sarcastically: "My hand accidentally unbuttoned your shirt...

"That’s how it starts babe, trust me!"

Strictly viewers have picked up on Nikita and Tilly's strong connection, and even accused them of "flirting" in past TV appearances.

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They have previously denied falling victim to the infamous Strictly Curse, with Nikita's girlfriend Nicole Wirt even jetting to London from Germany to meet his celeb partner.

And when judges voted to save Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu on Sunday, Tilly thanked everyone who'd been involved in her Strictly journey, including her "best friend" Nikita.

The 20-year-old said: "I’d just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has made this an amazing, positive journey for me.

“From everyone here to backstage, wardrobe, make up and camera crew. It’s just been the most extraordinary time.

“I found out something about myself that I didn’t know I could do, I didn’t know I could dance and have fun like this."

Praising Nikita, Tilly added: "I really meant it when I said I made a best friend for life. You’ve just been incredible."