Strictly Come Dancing fans have spotted some “tension” between Paralympian Ellie Simmonds and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin after he appeared to kiss her shoulder.
The pair wowed on the dance floor over the weekend with a dentist-themed routine, as Ellie confessed she has a “crush” on her professional counterpart.
But when Nikita planted a kiss to her shoulder after their routine ended, fans were baffled.
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Taking to social media, one fan questioned: “Did anyone see Nikita kiss Ellie’s shoulder and she moved away?”
Another quickly theorised: “Perhaps she felt uncomfortable as her chap was in the audience?”
While one Reddit user posed: “I know pros are always very touchy and many of them loves to give pecks, but did anyone find Nikita kissing Ellie’s shoulder a bit weird?”
However, plenty more fans stuck up for Nikita, with someone responding: “A shoulder kiss isn’t that sexualised [in my opinion]. Not that weird if it’s someone close to you doing it (but please random guys in bars don’t do this).”
As another echoed: “Not in the slightest, especially given his background living in Italy, just like Gio and Graziano who are very tender with their partners as well, but also Vito seems to be that way as well.”
It comes after Ellie admitted she has a “crush” on her partner, telling the cameras: “I’ve got a big crush on him. His teeth are really, really nice, they are.”
But rumours are already flying that a newly single Nikita is already dating his fellow Strictly star Molly Rainford after they appeared to grow closer at the National Television Awards.
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A source told Metro: “Molly and Nikita couldn’t keep their eyes off each other the entire evening. They didn’t mind who could see them flirting and chatting away – and Molly had a huge smile on her face.”
As another TV insider was quoted by MailOnline as saying: “The chemistry between them was clear and they even waited until they had both safely got into taxis at the end of the night – but it appeared that they were making arrangements to continue the after party just the two of them.”
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