A new Strictly curse rumour has hit – although this time it’s not between a pro and the celeb they’re paired up with.

Reports have claimed Nikita Kuzmin, who is partnered with Paralympic Gold Medallist Ellie Simmonds, is dating 21-year-old CBBC star Molly Rainford.

The pair were spotted growing closer after the National Television Awards, where it was claimed they couldn’t keep their eyes off of each other.

This comes after reports that Nikita, who was paired with Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Tilly last year on the dancefloor, split from his long-term girlfriend Nicole Wirt, with the 27-year-old reportedly having moved out of his London flat.

A source revealed: ‘Molly and Nikita couldn’t keep their eyes off each other the entire evening.

‘They didn’t mind who could see them flirting and chatting away – and Molly had a huge smile on her face.’

The insider continued to MailOnline: ‘The chemistry between them was clear and they even waited until they had both safely got into taxis at the end of the night – but it appeared that they were making arrangements to continue the after party just the two of them.’

The Strictly crew were celebrating at the award show last night, having bagged the Talent Show award for series 19, which saw Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis make history with their win.

Meanwhile, pro dancer turned judge Anton Du Beke scored the talent show judge award.

The rumours around Nikita and Molly, who is partnered with Strictly pro Carlos Gu, come after a source claimed that the 24-year-old called time on his relationship with Nicole to focus on this series of Strictly.

‘Nikita wanted to totally focus on this series of Strictly and decided a while back he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole,’ a source told The Sun.

‘They had been together for five years and it ended up being a mutual decision. Nikita is totally caught up in Strictly so they decided it was for the best for them to break up.

‘Nicole used to stay in London to visit Nikita but it was becoming more difficult with their schedules.’ 

The source added: ‘Nikita only wants the best for Nicole and she feels the same about him. For now he wants to put all of his focus on Ellie and their journey on Strictly.’

Metro.co.uk has approached reps for Nikita and Molly for comment.

Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow night at 6.30pm on BBC One.

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