Nikita Kuzmin, a Strictly Come Dancing professional, has formally declared his relationship in his recent Instagram post.
After supporting her lover and his partner Layton Williams, the 25-year-old ballroom and Latin pro was romantically linked to model Lauren Jaine.
And it appears that Nikita has put all speculations to rest after posting a cute photo dump on social media.
Nikita put his arm around Lauren as they posed for a mirror selfie in one photo, while the couple was seen goofing off while shopping in another.
The dancer ended his five-year romance with Nicole Wirt last year and was previously linked to Molly Rainford.
‘Nikita wanted to totally focus on this series of Strictly and decided a while back he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole,’ a source told The Sun.
‘Nikita simply wants the best for Nicole, and she feels the same way about him,’ the person continued. For the time being, he wants to focus only on Ellie and their trip on Strictly.’
Nikita and her current celebrity boyfriend Layton have been fan favourites since the beginning of the show.
During Saturday’s episode, the Bad Education star, 29, surprised the judges with his cha cha cha to Whitney Houston’s Million Dollar Bill.
Head judge Shirley Ballas said the male couple were ‘back in the game’, Anton Du Beke called their performance ‘just brilliant’, and Craig Revel Horwood hailed the routine a ‘million dollar dance’.
Motsi Mabuse gave them a 10 and stated she could watch them ‘day and night,’ which added to their total and handed them the honour of highest series score thus far.
Fans were astonished as they watched the celebrity soar into the air and land in a split stance.
Taking to social media, one penned: ‘Layton just changed my life with this’, while another said: ‘If that wasn’t worth 40, I’m not sure what dance is!!!’
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday and Sunday on BBC One and iPlayer.
