Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left swooning over Nikita Kuzmin's striking new appearance during the anticipated Halloween special. The BBC 's beloved dance contest returned to living rooms on Saturday (October 26) for yet another thrilling episode. The heat was turned up as the remaining contenders danced their hearts out to avoid elimination.
For Halloween week, contestants embraced the eerie spirit with a medley of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Beetlejuice-inspired performances, donning elaborate costumes to impress the judges and viewers alike. Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke channelled The Shining's sinister twins, Motsi Mabuse transformed into the iconic Cruella de Vil, and Shirley Ballas bewitched viewers as Winifred Sanderson. However, professional dancer Nikita stole the show when he daringly cast aside his attire in the midst of a pulsating jive with celebrity partner Sam, leaving him clothed in an iconic Rocky Horror corset ensemble that caught everyone off guard, reports the Mirror .
Their electric performance had judge Motsi declaring it the 'cherry on the cake' of an outstanding night. The pairing scored 31 points, marking Sam's highest achievement so far in the contest. Social media was abuzz as viewers dashed to share their thoughts on Nikita's risque transformation, with one fan gushing on X, once known as Twitter: "I'm sorry, but seeing Nikita in black suspenders is, well, rather special #Strictly #RockyHorror.
" Another fan gushed: "Niki.
