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Strictly star Nikita Kuzmin is dating an Australian sex podcaster but kept their romance a secret over fears her X-rated rated image may taint his reputation.
The Ukrainian pro dancer, who was partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds during this year's series, split up from long-term girlfriend Nicole Wirt in October and has been linked with co-star Molly Rainford.
But MailOnline can reveal Nikita, 24, is in a relationship with controversial TikTok star Charlie Backshall, 21, whose podcast The Hotline contains graphic descriptions of her sex life with the BBC hunk.
'He's very aware of his brand': Strictly star Nikita Kuzmin is dating an Australian sex podcaster but kept their romance a secret over fears her X-rated rated image may taint his reputation
In her latest episode called 'We're Back and I'm Still in Love', she confirms her new relationship without naming Nikita but will shock his legions of fans by revealing they performed an X-rated sex act together, which she said made her 'a new woman.'
A source told MailOnline: 'Nikita is very aware of his brand and the fact that he stars on the most family friendly show on TV, so dating a sex podcaster conflicts hugely.
'He wanted to keep the relationship a secret until after the 2022 series had finished because he didn't want it overshadowing his part in the show, where he danced with Paralympic star Ellie.
'But now Charlie is speaking openly about their relationship he knows it'll soon come out. He really likes her and hopes their romance will work long distance.'
MailOnline has contacted Nikita's spokesperson for comment.
New romance: MailOnline can reveal Nikita is in a relationship with TikTok star Charlie Backshall, whose podcast The Hotline contains graphic descriptions of her sex life with the BBC hunk
In action: The Ukrainian pro dancer was partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds during this year's series and was linked with co-star Molly Rainford
Perth-based Charlie has been spending a lot of time with Nikita over the last few weeks.
She captioned an image of herself on TikTok, where she has almost 20K fans, 'November me: Sat in my boyfriend's flat in London' and looked back at her '2022 crushes' using the blonde man dancing emoji for the months of November and December.
Charlie also shared a picture on Instagram of her hugging Nikita's cat, as well as snaps taken during her stay in the capital.
Nikita's new girlfriend hosts podcast The Hotline, where she discloses explicit details about her sex life and partying antics.
She explained in episode seven that she flew from Australia to the UK to meet Nikita for the first time after she 'slid into his DMs' and they got to know each other via FaceTime.
Nikita wooed Charlie by booking tickets for the pair to watch Cabaret in the West End, with the Aussie saying was willing to take
