Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Gordon Ramsay jokes his daughter Tilly’s dance partner Nikita Kuzmin needs to ‘do his shirt up’ after they’re paired up for new series
Gordon Ramsay came prepared with his famously feisty demeanour when he was introduced to his daughter Tilly’s Strictly Come Dancing partner Nikita Kuzmin.
During Strictly’s launch show on Saturday, Gordon could be seen savagely telling the professional dancer to do his shirt up as his 19-year-old grimaced in embarrassment.
‘Congratulations. Good luck to you both,’ enthused the celebrity chef before gruffly adding: ‘Nikita, can you do me a favour? Can you do your shirt up?’
‘Can you do your shirt up?’: Gordon Ramsay savagely berated his daughter Tilly’s Strictly partner Nikita Kuzmin for flashing his pecs in an open shirt as the pair met via video call
Tilly was overjoyed to be paired with Nikita, 23, and appeared upbeat as she introduced the Ukrainian dancer to her father.
‘Dad, meet Nikita!’ she exclaimed as her new partner chimed in with ‘nice to meet you’.
But Gordon wasn’t having any of it as he took one look at Nikita’s racy outfit and said: ‘Nikita, can you do me a favour? Can you do your shirt up?’
Although the 23-year-old swiftly rectified his wardrobe during the frosty conversation, he appeared to have forgotten the advice once back in the Strictly studio.
Typical: The celebrity chef came prepared with his famously feisty demeanour as he scolded the pro dancer for his attire while his 19-year-old daughter grimaced in embarrassment
Plunging: Although Nikita rectified his wardrobe during the frosty conversation, he appeared to have forgotten the advice once back in the Strictly studio
Nikita set pulses racing in a gold and black silk shirt which was held together by a singular button with his muscular chest on full display.
The show’s presenter Claudia Winkleman reminded the professional dancer of Tilly’s father’s words of warning, which saw him rapidly cover his chest.
Nikita then got a laugh in the studio as he buttoned his shirt all the way up to his chin as he tried his hardest to remain in Gordon’s good books.
Pecs: Nikita set pulses racing in a gold and black silk shirt which was held together by a singular button with his muscular chest on full display
Sucking up: Nikita then got a laugh in the studio as he buttoned his shirt all the way up to his chin as he tried his hardest to remain in Gordon’s good books
Nikita is the newest Strictly Come Dancing professional and joined the show after previously taking part in the German television series Let’s Dance.
The pro dancer gushed of Strictly: ‘Joining it as a professional dancer is my big chance to make some magic on the most famous dance floor.’
‘I can’t wait to give it my all,’ he added with enthusiasm.
New arrival: Nikita is the newest Strictly Come Dancing professional and joined the show after previously taking part in the German television series Let’s Dance
And Nikita has clearly been putting Tilly’s to the test from day one as the teenager was spotted arriving to rehearsals with plasters in her bag.
A hard worker, Tilly said of the competition: ‘I’m going to put my heart and soul into this and can’t wait to get my dancing shoes on!’
The 19-year-old looked sensational at the launch of the competition as she wowed in a black sequined halter neck dress with her blonde tresses in a high pony tail.
Tough coach: Nikita has clearly been putting Tilly’s to the test from day one as the teenager was spotted arriving to rehearsals with plasters in her bag
‘I’m going to put my heart and soul into this’: Tilly looked sensational at the launch of the competition as she wowed in a black sequined halter neck dress
STRICTLY COME DANCING 2021: WHO ARE THE COUPLES?
TOM FLETCHER & AMY DOWDEN
Celebrity’s Age: 36
Profession: McFly musician
Tom says: ‘I’m so pleased the news is out it’s been so hard keeping it secret. Equal parts excited and terrified.’
Fun fact: Tom’s McFly bandmate Harry Judd won Strictly Come Dancing in 2011. Tom’s wife Giovanna Fletcher is the reigning champion of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Celebrity’s Age: 48
Profession: Actor and comedian
Robert says: ‘It’s very exciting but with a slight undertone of quivering terror.’
Fun Fact: Robert squeezed into a shiny leotard to take the title of Let’s Dance For Comic Relief in 2009, performing What A Feeling from ’80s film Flashdance, beating the likes of Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness to the title.
RHYS STEPHENSON & NANCY XU
Celebrity’s Age: 27
Profession: CBBC presenter
Rhys says: ‘I have dreamt about being on this show, and I know for a fact that it is going to exceed every expectation’
Fun fact: Rhys has been an actor since the age of ten, performing alongside Matt Smith and Hugh Bonneville.
KATIE MCGLYNN & GORKA MARQUEZ
Celebrity’s Age: 28
Profession: Actress
Katie says: ‘I’m really not a dancer, but I’m so excited to learn a new skill on this crazy journey and cannot wait to slip into some sequins along the way.’
Fun fact: Katie, who played Sinead Tinker in Corrie, won a NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance in 2020.
TILLY RAMSAY & NIKITA KUZMIN
Celebrity’s Age: 19
Profession: CBBC presenter
Tilly says: ’I’m going to put my heart and soul into this and can’t wait to get my dancing shoes on!’
Fun fact: Tilly’s father is celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and the pair often star in dancing TikTok videos.
NINA WADIA & NEIL JONES
Celebrity’s Age: 52
Profession: Actress
Nina says: ‘I think I should do this before I’m too old and can’t walk anymore. I just want to grab life by the horns and just enjoy it.’
Fun fact: Nina is a JDRF Ambassador and was awarded an OBE in the 2021 New Year’s Honours List.
ADAM PEATY & KATYA JONES
Celebrity’s Age: 26
Profession: Athlete
Adam says: ‘I’m really looking forward to doing something totally different and challenging myself away from the pool.’
Fun fact: Adam becoming the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title at Tokyo 2020.
UGO MONYE & OTI MABUSE
Celebrity’s Age: 38
Profession: Rugby player and sports pundit
Ugo says: ‘What a dream come true! Strictly is the biggest entertainment show on TV and I can’t wait to show everyone I’ve got more than just dad dancing moves.
Fun fact: Beginning his rugby career at Harlequins in 2002, Ugo went on to make 241 appearances for the club where he scored 89 tries, won a Premiership and made his England debut in 2008.
AJ ODUDU & KAI WIDDRINGTON
Celebrity’s Age: 33
Profession: TV presenter
AJ says: ‘I think it’s going to be really challenging. I can’t wait for the sequins, the wigs, the glitz and the glamour.’
Fun Fact: Apocalypse Wow hosts AJ has featured on a whopping 14 TV shows this year, competing in the likes oF Cooking With The Stars and Celebrity Karaoke Club. She has appeared as a panelist on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two in the past, too.
JOHN WHAITE & JOHANNES RADEBE
Celebrity’s Age: 33
Profession: Great British Bake Off Winner and TV chef
John says: ‘I’m so grateful, excited, and nervous to be joining the Strictly 2021 family… I’ve been wearing sequins and jazzy attire since I was three years old and can’t wait to hurl myself, full throttle, around the most glamorous dance floor on earth’
Fun Fact: The duo are the first ever all-male partnering – the first in 17 years of the show.
SARA DAVIES & ALJAZ SKORJANEC
Celebrity’s Age: 37
Profession: Businesswoman
Sara says: ‘I’m really nervous because so far the producers keep asking me if I can dance… Truth be told – I haven’t got a clue! I’ve not danced since I did ballet lessons when I was little.’
Fun fact: Sara was the youngest ever dragon on BBC show Dragons’ Den.
DAN WALKER & NADIYA BYCHKOVA
Celebrity’s Age: 44
Profession: Journalist
Dan says: ‘I’m enjoying the experience when it starts of learning to dance. I’ll be honest I’m not making room on any shelves in my house for the glitterball.’
Fun fact: Dan recently quit Football Focus after 12 years at the helm and has been covering Tokyo Olympics.
GREG WISE & KAREN HAUER
Celebrity’s Age: 55
Profession: Actor
Greg says: ‘It’s about being out there and exposing yourself as someone who can’t dance, and learning.’
Fun fact: Greg is married to the actress Emma Thompson who he met while filming Sense and Sensibility.
ROSE AYLING-ELLIS & GIOVANNI PERNICE
Celebrity’s Age: 30
Profession: Actress
Rose says: ‘I hope I will do the deaf community proud and break down more barriers. I am also very excited to learn an incredible new skill.’
Fun fact: Rose will make history as Strictly’s first deaf contestant.
JUDI LOVE & GRAZIANO DI PRIMA
Celebrity’s Age: 41
Profession: Comedienne
Judi says: ‘I’m truly looking forward to pushing myself in something that I could have only dreamed of doing and now it’s actually coming true!’
Fun fact: Judi began comedy when she performed a set in front of her class for a degree module.
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