This series of Strictly Come Dancing made history when it announced its first same-sex pairing with double Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams and professional dancer Katya Jones.
The pairing was unveiled during last week’s launch show and the announcement was met with an absolute fanfare from Strictly’s viewers, ignoring Ann Widdecombe – which let’s be honest, we’re all doing anyway.
Speaking to the Radio Times ahead of their dancing debut, Katya said viewers wouldn’t even “question” the pairing, saying: “People won’t even see the difference because it’s going to be amazing.
They’re not even going to question it.” Katya also spoke about how common same-sex pairings are in the ballroom world, with there being same-sex competitions. “So it’s