Nicola Adams' same-sex Strictly Come Dancing paring hailed as ground-breaking

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Strictly Come Dancing was last night hailed as “ground-breaking” as bosses finally agreed to the change.The Olympic champion, 37, who has been with girlfriend Ella Baig, 21, for two years, will join up with a female ­professional dancer for the series which starts next month.It comes a year after it was revealed Strictly bosses intended to relax the rules which had always ­stipulated couples should be male and female partnerships.An insider said last night: “It’s such an exciting step for us to be taking and many feel it is well overdue.

It’s been talked about for so long, to see it finally happen feels truly ground-breaking and quite emotional.”Last August, Strictly producers said in a statement: “We are completely open to the prospect of.