Strictly dancer Nikita Kuzmin details grandmother’s ‘escape’ from Ukraine

Strictly dancer Nikita Kuzmin details grandmother’s ‘escape’ from Ukraine (BBC/PA)

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has detailed his grandmother’s journey out of Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

The professional dancer, 24, who was partnered with Tilly Ramsay on the last series of the BBC One show, was born and raised in Ukraine before moving to Italy aged nine.