Nikita Kuzmin has three dream Strictly Come Dancing celebrity partners: Beyonce, Shakira, and… Graham Norton.
The first two choices are fairly obvious ones, and, admittedly, unlikely to come to fruition anytime soon.
But the thought of the 60-year-old broadcasting legend polishing his shoes for a Samba and a Foxtrot with the 25-year-old professional dancer is an epic one.
‘I feel like he would take the lead actually,’ said Nikita of the prospect while chatting to Alex Scott and Alex Jones on tonight’s episode of The One Show.
Joined on the couch with fellow Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers Gorka Márquez, 32, and Jowita Przystał, 28, when asked who would be his ideal celebrity pairing, Nikita answered: ‘Beyonce, Shakira, and Graham Norton’.
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The last name came to the shock of host Alex Jones, who gasped, and reiterated: ‘Graham Norton?!’
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What a thought, what a dream.
Fans thought so too, as one wrote: ‘Graham Norton on Strictly! Yes please!’.
Although the talk show host has never commented on whether he’d appear on the beloved dancing competition, he previously came under fire for what he later called a ‘throwaway’ comment about how the show introducing same-sex couples could ‘muddy the waters’ of the competition.
Graham, who is gay, told Best magazine at the time: ‘As you have people who can be openly gay on that show, I don’t particularly need to see a man dancing with a man.
‘I understand the reason the Strictly bosses might do it is coming from a good place, but it does kind of muddy the waters for the judges.
‘If you’ve got two partners who can do lifts and men’s bodies are different shapes, how would that work?’
The BBC star added: ‘You want to be able to compare like with like.’
But as Nicola Adams went on to become one half of the first same-sex pairing in the history of the show in 2020, Graham took to social media to retract his earlier comments.
In a Tweet alongside a BBC article documenting the news and including his previous statements, he wrote: ‘Oh God. This is entirely my own fault. Ages ago I gave a throwaway comment to a journalist who wanted me to slag off Strictly.
‘Clever clogs remembered and now look!! So sorry. Big up @NicolaAdamsOBE and her partner!!’
Meanwhile, Jowita’s dream dancing partner was her ‘childhood crush’ 62-year-old Notting Hill actor Hugh Grant, and Gorka’s was his self-proclaimed ‘adult crush’ David Beckham, 47.
The Four Weddings and a Funeral actor is known for his hilarious dad dancing in Love Actually, and has previously admitted his ‘secret fantasy’ is appearing on Strictly.
‘I’ve always wanted to be on the dancing one myself. That’s my secret fantasy. That’s out of the bag,’ Hugh said in an interview on ITV1’s The Agenda in 2012.
As for ex-footballer David, he was recently videoed cutting some pretty impressive ballroom shapes with Victoria Beckham, so watch this space.
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‘Honestly, look at him, you can tell he lives in Spain, look at him,’ said Gorka while watching the footage.
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