Strictly’s Nicola Adams confirms she’ll be in show’s first same-sex pair after insisting bosses give her female partner
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thesun.co.ukBOXER Nicola Adams today confirmed she will be in the show's first ever same-sex couple. The 37-year-old Olympian - the first openly LGBT person to win a boxing Gold at the 2012 Games - will make history again this year.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast today, she said: "I think it's really important - it's a big step for the show. It's nice to see that we're able to move on." Nicola added that she insisted on dancing with another girl when she got the call from the dance hit's producers.
She explained: "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 dance partner.'" Strictly has previously featured two male professionals dancing together -.
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