On Sunday (12 December), the former Bake Off winner landed a coveted spot in the final three with partner Johannes Radebe, making history in the process as the first all-male couple to do so.
Whaite and Radebe were voted through to the final after competing against Rhys Stephenson and his partner Nancy Xu in the dance off.
They won by a landslide, with all four judges – Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke – unanimously choosing to save them both from elimination.
Following the episode, Whaite took to Instagram to celebrate his and Radebe’s historic victory, but was later forced to defend himself against anti-LGBTQ+ trolls who said they “won’t be watching the final” because it’s “fixed” and their partnership