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Siobhan Macdonald

Strictly's Tilly Ramsay 'not letting go' of Nikita Kuzman as he returns to tour after Covid

Tilly Ramsay was delighted to be reunited with her partner Nikita Kuzman for the Strictly Come Dancing tour after he left due to contracting Covid-19.

Nikita was forced to pull out of the tour last week after testing positive for coronavirus, missing the first few days of the tour and leaving Tilly without her partner.

Tilly, daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, and her professional partner Nikita were the 9th couple to be eliminated from the BBC ballroom dancing show.

The Strictly cast have been shared lots of updates on social media from the tour, with lots of behind the scenes videos and photos of all their shenanigans.

In the star’s post, the two can be seen filming a selfie shot as Tilly clings to him and exclaims “I’m not letting go.”

Tilly clung to Nikita when they were reunited (Instagram)

Nikita has been out of action for a while after announcing last week that he tested positive for Covid-19 and had to isolate.

The star was training with other Strictly contestants before a show in Leeds.

He enthused: “Back together!! Finally back together in Leeds!!”

“We are ready for you, we are ready to dance, I’m finally back. I promise I will not leave anymore.”

Tilly then chimed in, saying: “I’m not letting go.”

Nikita Kuzmin and Tilly Ramsay during the live show of Saturday's BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing. (PA)

“She’s not letting go anymore! Yeah guys, we are excited!”

Tilly then shrieked in mock excitement in reflection of Nikita’s story, although Nikita wasn’t quite convinced by her acting.

He said, urging her to try again: “That’s not excitement!”

She tried again, and Nikita finally accepted her effort, saying: “Yeah, there you go, there you go.”

He then carried on filming, turning to other crew members, such as Janette Manrara, asking her: “Janette, are you excited?”

She replied: “That Nikita’s back? Absolutely,” the dancer said, as she wired around excitedly.

Tilly clung to Nikita when they were reunited (Instagram)

He also asked Maisie Smith if she was excited and she responded saying “a solid 9.5 out of 10.”

Kai Widdrington, when asked, said he rated his excitement a “50 out of 10” to which Nikita responded saying “that’s not fair!”

He wrote: "So sad to be missing a portion of the Strictly Live Tour, but unfortunately I tested Positive for COVID-19.

"Lots of luck to all the amazing Strictly Cast.

"Will be back as soon as I can," he ended his post with a smiley face emoji.

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