Nikita Kuzmin seen for first time since ‘split from girlfriend Nicole Wirt’
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Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin was first spotted on Friday after his reported split from long-term girlfriend Nicole Wirt.
The professional dancer, 24, arrived at Elstree Studios for rehearsals for the BBC’s ballroom dance competition after reportedly breaking up with his partner, who has now moved out of the flat they shared together.
Nikita cut a casual figure during his outing, wearing a sky blue top over a white vest which he paired with loose pants in a darker shade of blue.
Get Out: Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin, 24, was first spotted Friday after his reported split from long-term girlfriend Nicole Wirt
He donned a long navy blue coat and shielded his eyes behind dark sunglasses.
Nikita’s signature floppy blonde hair was left unstyled and he wore a pair of white trainers for the day.
It comes after Nikita, who is teaming up with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds on this year’s series, reportedly decided that “for best” friend Nicole Wirt, things went their separate ways.
End of the road: The professional dancer arrived at Elstree Studios for rehearsals for the BBC ballroom dance competition after reportedly parting ways with his girlfriend (pictured)
A source said: ‘Nikita wanted to focus completely on this series Strictly and decided a while back that he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole.
“They were together for five years and it became a mutual decision. Nicole is mainly based in Germany and she is getting busier with her work.
“Nicole used to stay in London to visit Nikita, but it was getting harder and harder with their schedules.”
Keeping casual: Nikita cut a casual figure on his outing, wearing a sky blue top over a white cardigan which he paired with loose pants in a darker shade of blue
Strike a pose: The star happily stopped for a photo with a fan waiting outside the television studios
Casual style: he put on a long navy blue coat and shielded his eyes behind dark sunglasses
The insider added that the exes only want the best for each other and Nikita now wants to focus all his energy on Strictly.
MailOnline reached out to representatives of Nikita Kuzmin for comment.
The Ukrainian dancer teamed up with Tilly Ramsay in the series last year when they finished in sixth place.
Split: It comes after Nikita reportedly decided that ‘for best’ friend Nicole Wirt went their separate ways
Speaking: A source said: ‘Nikita wanted to fully focus on this series Strictly and decided a while back that he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole’
Insider: ‘They were together for five years and it became a mutual decision. Nicole is mainly based in Germany and she is getting busier with her work,” said the spokesman
Time constraints: They added: ‘Nicole used to stay in London to visit Nikita, but it got harder with their schedules’
The pair had to fight romance rumors during their run on the show, especially after the professional dancer was pictured heading to her London flat.
Nicole added fuel to the fire after removing a gushing support comment for the pair after the first live show.
Nicole shared a photo of their Waltz on Instagram, had added love heart emojis and wrote “cheers to my favorites” and their performance was “hypnotic” in the now-deleted post.
Moving on: The insider added that the exes only want the best for each other and Nikita now wants to focus all his energy on Strictly
Ready to rehearse: Nikita was seen walking through the studio’s security gate for his rehearsals
All smiles: the star appeared in good spirits as he arrived for the day, smiling as he walked down the road
Show: Nikita, who is teaming up with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds on this year’s series, has reportedly decided it was “for the best” that the pair went their separate ways
Nikita and Ellie have impressed the judges with their performances so far, scoring 26 out of 40 in week one and 30 out of 40 in week two.
Ellie previously shared how she hopes her participation in Strictly will inspire others, saying: “People have reached out to me, it was so touching. If I can do it, people watching will say, ‘We can do it too.’
“If I had had this as a kid, watching someone with dwarfism on a dance show, it would have been great. I never thought I’d get the chance. I swam for millions of people, but dancing is different.’
Chemistry: Nikitz and his previous celebrity partner Tilly Ramsay had to fight romance rumors during last year’s series