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.

Former Strictly contestant Ellie Simmonds said: "Absolutely amazing! Cannot wait to watch you be amazing again this year!" Nikita's fellow Strictly pro Amy Dowden, who is returning to the show following her breast cancer battle, wrote: "Can’t wait Nikita xxxx." Tennis star Annabel Croft, who was paired up with Johannes Radebe on the most recent series of Strictly, commented: "Brilliant news.

Am looking forward to watching this year." Fans were also delighted about Nikita's return. One person praised the star, saying: "So thrilled for you Nikita.

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