{"id":47457,"date":"2024-03-08T12:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T11:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2006226"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:59:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T11:59:51","slug":"nikita-kuzmin-asked-strictly-bosses-permission-to-do-celebrity-big-brother","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/nikita-kuzmin-asked-strictly-bosses-permission-to-do-celebrity-big-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikita Kuzmin asked Strictly bosses\u2019 permission to do Celebrity Big Brother"},"content":{"rendered":"

“They just said to me, ‘Make us proud.'” <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 08 March 2024 at 11:47 AM<\/p>

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We\u2019re heading towards the end of the first week of this year\u2019s Celebrity Big Brother<\/a>, with the famous faces now settling in at the house.<\/p>\n

One of those who entered the house on Monday was Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> professional Nikita Kuzmin<\/a>, who last year reached the final alongside his celebrity partner Layton Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kuzmin spoke with The Sun<\/a> before entering the house, and revealed that he asked permission to do the show from his Strictly bosses at the BBC.<\/p>\n

When quizzed on whether he had to ask the BBC bosses before going on the show, Kuzmin said: \u201cYeah. To be fair, I also asked out of respect. They\u2019re the ones who brought me to this country<\/span> and gave me all these opportunities. I feel almost like they raised me, in a way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just said to me, \u2018Make us proud.’\u201d<\/p>\n