Nicola Adams has told of her excitement at becoming the first celebrity to have a same-sex pairing on Strictly Come Dancing.
And the Olympic Gold boxer said it was her idea to join up with a female professional for the show next month. The Mirror yesterday exclusively revealed Nicola was to become one half of Strictly’s first same-sex partnerships.
The 37-year-old said: “I asked the show about it. They wanted to know if I wanted to be on the show and I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it, but I want to dance with another female.’ “It’s really important, it’s a big step for the show as well.
It’s nice to see that we’re able to move on. I just can’t wait to get some dancing done, really.” Paying tribute to show bosses for allowing her to break with
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