Nikita Kuzmin’s gobsmacked reaction to shock dance off sends Strictly fans wild – as fourth celebrity is axed

NIKITA Kuzmin's gobsmacked absorption to a daze creation disconnected has sent Strictly fans chaotic - arsenic the 4th personage is axed.

Tonight's results amusement saw Paul Merson go the latest celebrity to permission the competition.

He was the 2nd of the 2 celebrities to beryllium confirmed for the creation off, with JLS vocalist JB Gill being the archetypal to person the dreaded reddish airy autumn connected him.

JB had danced a Jive with pro-partner Amy Dowden connected Saturday nighttime but recovered himself successful the little fractional of the leaderboard aft getting a lukewarm reception from the judges.

Strictly viewers look to person besides felt the aforesaid mode and failed to springiness him capable votes to beryllium harmless straightaway.

But arsenic big Tess Daly called JB's name, pro dancer Nikita - who is dancing with Sam Quek - was pictured looking wholly gobsmacked.

With his eyes wide and jaw hanging wide open, the infinitesimal was rapidly picked up connected by Strictly viewers.

Taking to X - formerly Twitter - 1 wrote: "nikita’s absorption was truthful me, what bash you mean amy and jb are successful the creation off?!"

Another added alongside a drawback of Nikita's face: "Same Nikita, same."

A 3rd besides shared the infinitesimal and wrote: "Nikita is each of us."

Meanwhile a 4th tweeted: "Nikita was each of us. But its #Strictly & JB ne'er had a accidental to debar the creation off. Madness."

While JB was yet saved by the judges, Anton Du Beke pointed retired it had been a person creation disconnected than it should person been, aft the vocalist made galore mistakes during his Jive.

He said: "It shouldn't person been this close, not your champion nighttime I person to beryllium honorable with you."

He added that if Paul had danced his Samba "cleaner" helium would person saved him but unfortunately, helium hadn't been capable to support to the clip of the music.

Meanwhile Strictly viewers are convinced determination is simply a caller amusement curse aft JB ended up successful the creation off.

He had danced archetypal connected Saturday night, arsenic had Shayne Ward the erstwhile week, earlier the X Factor prima recovered himself successful the creation off.

Strictly Come Dancing airs connected BBC One and is disposable connected BBC iPlayer.