Boxer Nicola Adams has come out fighting in response to criticism of her becoming the first Strictly Come Dancing contestant to be in a same-sex coupling.
The bisexual Olympic star, 37, has already made history when the BBC announced she will join the celebrity dancing show. Strictly is a primetime TV hit in the UK and uses the same format as Dancing With The Stars in other countries.
However, the BBC show has limited Strictly to opposite-sex pairs for years, fending off calls to be more inclusive. Even now, the broadcaster has received over 100 complaints about letting her dance with a woman.
And the show won’t even start until Saturday (17 October). But Adams told the Radio Times magazine that the trolls wouldn’t ‘faze’ her and she’s