Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin is dating an Australian sex podcaster, it has been claimed.
The dancer is reportedly seeing Charlie Backshall and it has been claimed he's been trying to keep the romance hush-hush amid fears her 'X-rated image may taint his brand'.
The Ukrainian - partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds in this year's series - is single after calling it a day with long-term girlfriend Nicole Wirt.
Now it is claimed the 'family friendly' star is dating the racy podcaster but has concerns about what fans may think.
According to website, 20-year-old Tiktoker Charlie shares her wisdom on sex, relationships and 'all the taboo business nobody seems to want to talk about'.
That hasn't put Nikita off, MailOnline report.
But it already appears he has put his foot down and won't allow her to discuss their sex-life on the show.
A source said: "Nikita is very aware of his brand and the fact that he stars on the most family friendly show on TV, so dating a sex podcaster conflicts hugely.
"He wanted to keep the relationship a secret until after the 2022 series had finished because he didn't want it overshadowing his part in the show, where he danced with Paralympic star Ellie.
"But now Charlie is speaking openly about their relationship he knows it'll soon come out. He really likes her and hopes their romance will work long distance."
Mirror Online have approached Nikita's reps but the BBC refused to comment.
In Charlie's latest episode, she confirms her new relationship - but stopped short of revealing all.
But there won't be any juicy sex life tales for her listeners in 2023.
She told them: "Guys, I have some very, very big news. I have a boyfriend! I have a whole entire boyfriend.
"He popped the question. It's been four or five days. I flew back into Perth at 1am this morning. I've been back in Perth for about nine hours. He asked me on the 28th and today is the 3rd so it's been six whole days.
"The bad news is he's a public figure… don't try and figure out who he is, I don't follow him on Instagram for that matter, but his brand is very family friendly… my brand is not family friendly so I'm sort of just following his lead in terms of how public we're making things.
"We're not posting anything just yet we're keeping it very on the down low, but it does limit how much I can talk about our sex life."
