Nikita Kuzmin Addresses Rumors About Chemistry with Amber Davies by Kissing Her Boyfriend Ben Joyce

Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin mocked speculation over his chemistry with his professional partner Amber Davies as he kissed her boyfriend Ben Joyce on the forehead.  

The former Love Island winner, 29, and Ukrainian professional dancer, 27, were pictured last month sharing a warm embrace during a break from rehearsals. 

But Amber soon came out to say her boyfriend Ben was unfazed by speculation about her close bond with Nikita and insisted she won’t fall victim to the show’s famous curse.

Now, Nikita has hammered home that there is no funny business as he was seen kissing Ben on the head at the Strictly studios on Saturday. 

In a post shared by Amber on her Instagram Story as she asked fans to vote, Nikita held Ben’s head with both hands as he planted a kiss on his head. 

Then on Sunday, Amber showed off her beau yet again as she shared a snap of him kissing her on the cheek after the show. 

She wrote: ‘I couldn’t do any of this without you by my side @benj0yce. Thank you for going above and beyond every single day, picking me up when I’m down and being the loudest cheerleader when we celebrate. 

‘Always dinner on the table after rehearsals & extra plasters ready when my feet need them. 

‘I am genuinely the luckiest girl in the world and I don’t tell you enough how thankful I am, I have won in life with you. I love you with all my heart.’

While sources claimed that Amber and Nikita’s chemistry has set tongues wagging behind the scenes, she has hit back at the speculation. 

Last week, Amber insisted that Ben is ‘not a****d’ about talk of the famous Strictly curse, and said she’s also close to Nikita’s girlfriend Lauren Jaine.

She said: ‘The only good thing is Ben is not a****.

‘So I feel like I can brush it off as it is not affecting us in any way which is nice. I mean he is horizontal Ben.’

Amber went on to tell The Sun: ‘I love Lauren Nikita’s girlfriend so much. I text her all the time. All day, every day. Lauren spends more time with me than her fella. She actually came into my dressing room before she went to see Nikita [the other day]. I have stolen her.’

Amber previously told the Daily Mail that she and Nikita had quickly struck up a close bond, having only hours to learn their first routine together when the actress replaced Dani Dyer at the last minute following her ankle injury.

The star avoided a shock early exit during Sunday’s results show, when all four judges chose to keep Amber in the competition over Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, the latest celebrity to leave the series.

In the wake of her intimate snaps with Nikita, sources close to Amber reacted to the images, telling the Daily Mail that any suggestion she has fallen victim to the show’s ‘curse’ is nonsense.

A source close to Amber told the Daily Mail: ‘Everyone thought Amber would be panicked and worried about being in the dance-off, but that’s not the case. 

‘She was not surprised to be there at all. With Strictly it’s an entertainment show, it’s anyone’s game. She actually had a feeling on Saturday that it would be her time in the bottom two.

‘But she’s going into this week feeling positive. There’s no concern or panic from her at all, and she’s still really enjoying her Strictly experience. 

‘For Amber, it has never been about winning the show, she’s working hard, she’s humbled, and she feels particularly grateful for all the support she is receiving from the theatre community.’

They added: ‘It’s ridiculous for anyone to believe there’s anything going on between Amber and Nikita. 

‘The pictures didn’t affect them at all because they know the truth. Amber was unfazed by it.’ 

Nikita, who is in a relationship with model Lauren, was photographed kissing Amber on the head following reports the pair have ‘sizzling chemistry’.

The pictures were taken last month after the duo spent more than eight hours training the Cha Cha Cha at a studio in north London.