Nikita Kuzmin pal Layton Williams slammed Ekin-Su Culculoglu for flirting with the Strictly Come Dancing professional – despite him having a girlfriend.
The former Love Island star, 29, was seen giving several compliments to Nikita, 26, during Wednesday’s Celebrity Big Brother.
Ekin-Su was asked by Louis Walsh if she saw a possibility of a romance with Nikita, which she quickly shut down.
She replied: ‘No, he’s got a girlfriend. I would never do that.’
Following Sharon Osbourne’s exit, where she said Nikita had the biggest impact on her while in the house, Ekin-Su followed the dancer to the bedroom.
Nikita Kuzmin pal Layton Williams slammed Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu for flirting with the Strictly Come Dancing professional despite him having a girlfriend
The former Love Island star, 29, was seen giving several compliments to Nikita, 26, during Wednesday’s Celebrity Big Brother
She said: ‘What Sharon said about you is spot on. I think she did the right thing. You’re a good person and you have good energy and I can trust you.’
Nikita responded: ‘Thank you Ekin-Su, that’s really sweet of you,’ and Ekin-Su added: ‘It’s because you deserve it.’
The ‘awkward’ conversation was later brought up during Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live, where Layton – who was partnered up with Nikita on Strictly – shared he felt uncomfortable watching it.
Taking a swipe at Ekin-Su, Layton told ITV viewers: ‘That was really awkward to see honestly because I was giving her like fair play girl when she said “oh no he has a girlfriend” blah, blah, blah.
‘Which by the way just because somebody has a partner it doesn’t mean they would be interested in you anyway so I don’t really like that angle, no shade but full shade.
‘But then to go into the bedroom while he is changing, girl give the boy some privacy and to be giving compliments, I’m like really read the room.
‘Nikita just went thank you and left. Yes Nikita.’
Unfortunately for Ekin-Su, Nikita is dating model Lauren Jaine who has been running his social media for him whilst he’s in the house.
Ekin-Su was asked by Louis Walsh if she saw a possibility of a romance with Nikita, which she quickly shut down. She replied: ‘No, he’s got a girlfriend. I would never do that’
Following Sharon Osbourne’s exit, where she said Nikita had the biggest impact on her while in the house, Ekin-Su followed the dancer to the bedroom and showered him with compliments
The ‘awkward’ conversation was later brought up during Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live, where Layton – who was partnered up with Nikita on Strictly – shared he felt uncomfortable watching it
Layton said: ‘To go into the bedroom while he is changing, girl give the boy some privacy and to be giving compliments, I’m like really read the room. Nikita just went thank you and left’
Unfortunately for Ekin-Su, Nikita is dating model Lauren Jaine who has been running his social media for him whilst he’s in the house
Ekin-Su and Davide Sanclimenti, 29, dated on and off for two years after the pair met on Love Island in 2022 and went on to win the dating show
Nikita and Lauren are said to have been in a secret romance for months but only went Instagram official for the first time in October last year.
Earlier in the episode, Louis quizzed Ekin-Su on her past boyfriends. Revealing she’s had five, she says: ‘They’ve all lasted two years, three years.’
When Louis asked who she loved the most, he said: ‘Oh I know, I know by your little face,’
‘I can’t say…’ Ekin-Su replied, in a possible hint that her Love Island ex Davide Sanclimenti is her true love.
The TV personality met Davide on the ITV2 dating show, which they went onto win, but confirmed she had parted ways with the Italian businessman in February for a second time, as she blamed a ‘rollercoaster of ups and downs’ in their romance.
She first split from Davide in June 2023 but the pair reconciled just two months later, enjoying a romantic getaway to Turkey, where Ekin-Su’s parents hail.
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SHARON OSBOURNE
AGE: 71
FAMOUS FOR: Being a member of the Osbourne family, married to rock legend husband Ozzy as well as being a judge on The X Factor.
GARY GOLDSMITH
AGE: 58
FAMOUS FOR: Being Kate Middleton’s ‘black sheep’ uncle.
EKIN-SU CULCULOGLU
AGE: 29
FAMOUS FOR: Winning Love Island in 2022
COLSON SMITH
AGE: 25
FAMOUS FOR: Playing Craig Tinker in Coronation Street
FERN BRITTON
AGE: 66
FAMOUS FOR: Nineties TV sensation, and acting as Phillip Schofield’s This Morning sidekick.
BRADLEY RICHES
AGE: 22
FAMOUS FOR: Starring in Netflix’s Heartstopper
MARISHA WALLACE
AGE: 38
FAMOUS FOR: Broadway actress and singer, with roles in Dreamgirls and Aladdin
LOUIS WALSH
AGE: 71
FAMOUS FOR: His stint as an X Factor judge following a prestigious career as a music manager to bands like Westlife and Boyzone.
DAVID POTTS
AGE: 30
FAMOUS FOR: Ibiza Weekender
ZEZE MILLZ
AGE: 35
FAMOUS FOR: Social media star
LAUREN SIMON
AGE: 47
FAMOUS FOR: The Real Housewives of Cheshire
LEVI ROOTS
AGE: 65
FAMOUS FOR: One of Dragons’s Den’s biggest success stories.
NIKITA KUZMIN
AGE: 26
FAMOUS FOR: Being a professional on Strictly Come Dancing
