Celebrity Big Brother Nikita Kuzmin's Strictly Come Dancing pal says 'read the room' as they slam Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu

Layton Williams had his say after Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu appeared to admit to fancying his Strictly Come Dancing dance partner Nikita Kuzmin on Celebrity Big Brother. Dancer Nikita is among the famous faces to have swapped their regular lives for life for the famous house for a number of weeks.

There was furore among fans of Nikita earlier this month when his girlfriend seemingly wasn't recognised during her appearance at the launch show. Lauren Jaine appeared alongside other family and friends of the other contestants on spin-off show Late and Live, but she was introduced to viewers by presenter AJ Odudu as Nikita's friend which triggered plenty of comments on social media.

And Nikita's relationship was brought up during the latest edition of Celebrity Big Brother on Wednesday night (March 13) as viewers watched as former Love Island winner Ekin-Su handed Nikita compliment after compliment in the house. At one point, Louis Walsh asked Ekin-Su about the possibility of a romance with Nikita, which she quickly shut down and said: "No, he's got a girlfriend. I would never do that."

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Later, just before her exit, Sharon Osbourne was heard saying that Nikita had the biggest impact on her, to which Ekin-Su agreed and followed him to the bedroom to say: "What Sharon said about you is spot on. I think she did the right thing. You're a good person and you have good energy and I can trust you."

Nikita responded: "Thank you Ekin-Su, that's really sweet of you," and Ekin-Su added: "It's because you deserve it." The conversation was then