{"id":143737,"date":"2022-10-27T00:21:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/strictlys-nikita-kuzmin-and-ellie-simmonds-mock-judges-comments-as-they-break-silence-on-illegal-lift-drama\/"},"modified":"2022-10-27T00:21:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:51:12","slug":"strictlys-nikita-kuzmin-and-ellie-simmonds-mock-judges-comments-as-they-break-silence-on-illegal-liftdrama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/strictlys-nikita-kuzmin-and-ellie-simmonds-mock-judges-comments-as-they-break-silence-on-illegal-liftdrama\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly\u2019s Nikita Kuzmin and Ellie Simmonds mock judges\u2019 comments as they break silence on \u2018illegal lift\u2019Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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STRICTLY star Nikita Kuzmin and his celeb partner Ellie Simmonds appeared to poke fun at the judges\u2019 recent comments about their \u2018illegal lift\u2019You can watch the entire show.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian dancer and the Paralympic swimming champ wowed viewers at the weekend, as they danced to the theme tune from The Apprentice, to celebrate the BBC\u2019s centenary.<\/p>\n

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Nikita and Ellie defend their illegal lift<\/span>Credit to BBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, despite receiving 30 points for their performance they received criticism.<\/p>\n

Shirley Ballas, Head Judge, decided to deduct 1 point from an applicant. \u2018illegal lift\u2019Craig Revel Horwood, their co-judge, agreed to the routine and criticised it.<\/p>\n

Strictly fans didn\u2019t appear to agree with judge comments, and Nikita then sparked concern as he failed to join the pro dancers and celebrities alongside Claudia Winkleman in between performances.<\/p>\n

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Tonight, appearing on BBC Two spin off It Takes Two, the pair finally addressed the lift and said they\u2019d still have done it, despite what judges had to say.<\/p>\n

Janette Manrara, the host, began the conversation by saying: \u201cNow we\u2019ve got to talk about it, as it has been quite the controversial subject \u2013 the lift.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nikita explained: \u201cI love the fact that it was illegal,\u201d as he mocked Craig\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cTo be honest, I am always trying to create choreography around Ellie, and my goal for this week was to create a lot of drama.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be fair about the lift, my only goal is to get Ellie down safely and in a spectacular manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellie then called back: \u201cSafety first, safety first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nikita continued: \u201cIf that\u2019s the only thing that keeps us away from a 10, I can live with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellie said that it was \u201camazing\u201d to hear viewers were on their side, and said they\u2019d \u201cstill have kept it in\u201dDespite all the comments.<\/p>\n

It comes after Ellie admitted she has definitely found the exhaustive training sessions a little much, so much so that Nikita filmed her two weeks ago having a\u00a0hysterical laughing fit as she lay on the floor\u00a0while trying to correct her posture.<\/p>\n

Speak to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a>Ellie admits that she was trained. “tougher than expected”They said: “We’re training like 9am until 6pm… we’re pushing our bodies \u2013 I’m aching all over. You can see I’ve got a massive bruise there.”<\/p>\n

She joked that some of her bruises were hers. “being a bit clumsy”Addition: “I think the body, and just the tiredness and the exhaustion… I’ve been giving everything to Strictly. I’m feeling muscles that I’ve never felt before.”<\/p>\n

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Nikita stated it was all about safety first<\/span>Credit to BBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n