Strictly’s Nikita confirms his future on the show after it’s announced Giovanni will not return
Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has confirmed that he will be returning to the hit BBC show when it airs this autumn.The BBC recently announced the line-up of professional dancers for the new season, confirming Amy Dowden, Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola as returning pros, On Tuesday, June 11, Celebrity Big Brother star Nikita, 26, confirmed his return with his 282,000 Instagram followers, writing: "ANNOUNCEMENT. I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining Strictly again for my 4th season!! Can’t wait for all the new and exciting things coming upppp [red heart emojis] @bbcstrictly." The dancer and choreographer's celeb pals and Strictly co-stars raced to the comments to congratulate him on the news.