Nikita Kuzmin and Fern Britton’s Celebrity Big Brother tensions took an awkward turn when the Strictly pro accidentally injured the presenter,
In recent days on the ITV reality series, the pair have been embroiled in a rivalry, which has prompted confusion among viewers. In Tuesday’s episode (19 March), things took a turn for the worse when Britton called Kuzmin out for what she believed was a back-handed compliment about her outfit of choice.
At the start of Wednesday’s episode (20 March), the atmosphere was frosty between the pair – but Kuzmin eventually approached the former This Morning host, and embraced her, clearing the air.
However, moments later, the housemates were tasked with protecting a set of balloons while trying to burst the opposing team’s balloons with a pin. All the housemates got into the spirit of the game and, while Britton was attemptinf to defend her team’s balloon, Kuzmin accidentally knocked Britton, who whacked the back of her head on a set of sofas.
Kuzmin immediately stopped and went to check on Kuzmin, escorting her to the Diary Room. Britton was treated by a medic and given time to recuperate before rejoining her housemates, following which Kuzmin apologised.
Viewers reacted to the injury on X/Twitter, with many praising Kuzmin for rushing to Britton’s aid. However, many pointed out the awkwardness of the fact that it was Kuzmin and Britton involved in the accident so soon after their war of words.
“Feel sorry for Nikita, it was an accident– but in Fern‘s defence, it was a bit of a bump,” one person wrote, with another stating: “Even though there’s obviously some form of animosity between him and Fern, he still went and made sure she was OK.”
One viewer wrote: “Nikita doesn’t have a bad bone in his body. You could see he was shaken when he thought he’d hurt Fern,” while another added: “It may be the strangest and most confusing feud ever but, this battle between Fern and Nikita is driving the show this week.”