Being on Strictly Come Dancing does not come without its wardrobe malfunctions as professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin found out. He is partnered with Paralympic champion Ellie Simmons and the pair came under fire from the judges for their 'illegal' lift on Saturday, October 22.
Ellie and Nikita danced the paso doble to The Apprentice theme tune as Strictly Come Dancing celebrated 100 years of the BBC, although viewers were left underwhelmed, read more here. At one point during their dramatic dance, Ellie was lifted off a table by Nikita.
But this move was deemed "illegal" by judge Craig Revel Horwood and was criticised by fellow judge Shirley Ballas. After hearing the judges' comments eagle-eyed viewers noticed Nikita was then missing from the set during the rest of the show, as the Manchester Evening News reports.
