Nikita Kuzmin’s racy backstage snaps left little to the imagination, with one shower photo featuring a trio of bare-chested hunks who, to regular viewers of the show, will be instantly recognisable. A laughing Bobby Brazier was sandwiched in between two Strictly pros, Graziano di Prima and Vito Coppola, while a shower curtain covered his head.
Bobby and Vito seemed to be standing inside waste bins, while no-one in the photo wore anything more than a pair of tiny boxer shorts. A love-heart emoji was inserted to protect the modesty of the stars, but mischievous fans begged Nikita to “remove the emojis” so they could see the picture in full.
Meanwhile, Layton Williams was the one star who dared to go totally nude, with a tattooed Graziano stepping in to hold a towel in front of his derriere in a racy shower snap. In a third photo, Graziano gave the camera a smouldering look, while fellow pros Vito Coppola and Kai Widdrington each pinched one of his nipples to keep them under cover.
The Italian dancer’s chest tattoo, which features his zodiac sign, was on full display in the snap. Graziano had previously revealed the reason for his dramatic inking, explaining to The Sun: “My tattoo is really important to me. It’s my star sign, a Taurus.
“If I was born again as an animal, I would be a bull — because they are elegant and strong.” Nikita also shared another selection of backstage snaps from the Strictly tour and not all were quite so racy, but there’s no doubt they were eye-catching.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood side-stepped any provocative photos, as the most embarrassing scene he was pictured in was a photo of him seemingly about to swipe snacks from a bowl.
A mischievous Nikita, who divulged that he’d been posting from the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, teasingly invited fans to “swipe to the very end” of the carousel of images.
Fans were sent into a frenzy, with one demanding: “I am starting a petition to remove the [love heart emoji]!”.
Another pointed out: “Very generous with the size of those hearts!”
“Now take away the emojis!” a third chimed in, while a fourth commented: “Wish the hearts weren’t on the last picture!”
Meanwhile, a blushing Layton was described as “unfazed” and “camera-ready as always” in his photogenic shower snap.
Referring to a series of photos Nikita has been publishing regularly since first hitting the road, one fan lamented: “I will miss these backstage pics so much! Don’t let tour end!”
The Strictly Live Tour continues in Nottingham tonight and tomorrow, before heading to London’s 02 Arena for three final days of shows.
Tickets are available here.