Nikita Kuzmin's Biography

Nikita Kuzmin was born in Ukraine but moved to Italy when he was just 9 years old.

His sister Anastasia Kuzmina was also a professional dancer.

Nikita won numerous titles in Latin and Ballroom, dancing with Arianna Favaro in Italy.

He then moved to Germany, aged 18, and danced with Nicole Wirt. Here is a video of Nikita Kuzmin and Nicole Wirt dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha.

In 2020, Nikita was a professional dancer on Let's Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing.

In 2021, aged 24, he became a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.

In 2022, he was paired with Ellie Simmonds. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated.