Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin's fans spot girlfriend's 'fuming' face after huge blunder
Celebrity Big Brother fans spotted an awkward blunder on Late & Live following the launch show of the 2024 series earlier this year. Many of the contestants' loved ones appeared on the spin-off show, including their partners. Late & Live hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best chatted to all of the guests after the contestants got to grips with life in the CBB house. Among those on the spin-off show was Lauren Jaine, who is Nikita Kuzmin's girlfriend.
Lauren was supporting her the Strictly Come Dancing star, who entered the CBB house alongside the likes of Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Lauren Simon. However, an error on Late & Live left Lauren looking slightly annoyed.
Host AJ introduced Lauren as 'Nikita's friend' and her name tag also read the same thing, despite her and Nikita being in a relationship. AJ said: "And welcome Nikita's friend, Lauren, lovely to meet you, welcome to the show."
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Late & Live viewers were puzzled by the error, with many taking to social media to question why Lauren hadn't been referred to as Nikita's girlfriend. One person penned: "Isnt Lauren Nikita's girlfriend not friend? #CBBUK."
A second added: "'Friend' isn’t Lauren Nikita’s gf ? So now we’re referring to her as friend. #cbbuk." A third said: "lauren ? i thought she was nikitas girlfriend, someone explain #CBBUK."
Nikita and Lauren began dating last year and regularly share posts together on social media. Lauren posted a gushing tribute to her famous beau after it was revealed he was entering the CBB house.
She wrote: "The secret is out! As much as I’m going to miss this crazy boy, I’m so excited for him to be part of this amazing experience. The gattos and I will be watching every single night!!!! Love you @nikita__kuzmin."
Nikita admitted he already couldn't wait to be reunited with his girlfriend as he prepared to enter the house on Monday, 4 March. Asked what he wanted to see at the end of the runway, the dancer said: "My girlfriend, my family and my two cats! And of course, I hope my Strictly family will be watching! I will be happy if they can take their time to come and see me. They’re all busy but if they can come, I would love that."
He also revealed he was excited for the public to see him "come out of his comfort zone" and see him outside of Strictly. He shared at the time: "I think the audience only knows one side of me and it could be interesting for me to come out of my comfort zone and really enjoy doing something completely different from anything I’ve ever done before and now just seems the perfect time. I’m young and having a lot of fun doing the thing I love the most so yes, this just seems like a fun thing to do."
