‘Strictly curse’ strikes as dancer Nikita Kuzmin splits from long-term girlfriend prompting her to move out of his flat
STRICTLY dance pro Nikita Kuzmin — partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds — has broken up with his girlfriend.
Pals said fellow dancer Nicole Wirt had moved her belongings out of Nikita’s London flat.
Ellie, 27, and Nikita, 24, were fifth on the leaderboard last week and got a standing ovation for their waltz on Saturday night.
A 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.
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“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.
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"Nikita only wants the best for Nicole and she feels the same about him.
“For now he wants to put all of his focus on Ellie and their journey on Strictly.”
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In the last BBC series Ukrainian Nikita shrugged off rumours about a potential romance with celeb partner Tilly Ramsay, 20.
The pair, who came sixth, remain good friends.
