Nikita Kuzmin admits concern over awkward blunder hours before BBC Strictly live show

Kuzmin, 26, is dancing in this year's series with hockey star Sam Quek, 35. The pair performed a Charleston last week, achieving a score of 22 from the judges.

While Quek seemed relieved to have the speedy dance behind her, it's been full steam ahead as the couple prepare for Saturday's show, where they will be performing a Paso Doble to Elevation from the Tomb Raider film.

Unfortunately, Kuzmin was already airing a concern over his appearance on Friday evening when he appeared on Strictly spin-off show, It Takes Two, looking a little more bronzed than usual.

Opening the interview with the couple, host Janette Manrara couldn't help but point out Kuzmin's unusual fashion choice.

"Now normally, the first question would go to you, Sam, but I need to talk about Nikita's tan for a second - what's going on here?" the 40-year-old remarked.

As the pair laughed, the presenter added: "Did you just get it done?"

"Alright, listen..." Kuzmin began before Manrara joked: "You're going green!"

"I might have given myself a shade too dark, which means that I will need to shower tonight and hopefully look better for tomorrow," Kuzmin explained.

"Hopefully you shower every night, but maybe shower extra tonight," Manrara quipped.

"Of course, yeah," Kuzmin replied before Quek cut in to detail: "We were actually in the tan room at the same time and I said, 'Nikita, you can go ahead of me because you're probably a bit faster.'

"And then I had the conversation that it's probably best to get a tan after this show... I've still got to go and get mine, but that's an interesting shade."

"It's against the white," Kuzmin noted, alluding to his striking white blazer.

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"Yeah, the white also doesn't help," Manrara admitted.

Moving on to the couple's Movie Week alter-egos, Manrara shared: "Sam, you've got a bit of a Lara Croft obsession because you've dressed up as her not once, but twice to fancy dress parties!"

"Mainly because it was comfy shoes and I could wear flat boots!" Quek confessed.

The duo will be dressed up in their Tomb Raider characters on Saturday's show, where they hope to impress the judges as the competition heats up.