Robert Rinder was offered the chance to take part in Strictly Come Dancing with a same-sex partner
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The Judge Rinder star was given the opportunity to dance as part of a same-sex couple for the Christmas special, and he suggests it is “inevitable” the Latin and ballroom show will following in Dancing on Ice’s footsteps and feature such a partnership.
Robert told OK! magazine:
‘I was offered next year’s Christmas special with a same sex dancer.
‘I’d do anything. I’ve danced on stage with Anton Du Beke for a Grenfell Tower benefit.
‘Ultimately a same-sex couple is inevitable’.
The 41-year-old star competed on the show in 2016, but he only tuned in last year to see Michelle Visage.
When asked if he watched the latest series, Robert replied:
‘Only Michelle Visage’s dances because I’m a mega fan!
‘Now, we text each other from time to time. I love her’.
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Robert has also opened up about being left “starstruck” by Ruth Jones – who plays Nessa in Gavin and Stacey, which she co-writes with James Corden – at the National Television Awards.
He explained:
‘I was starstruck by Ruth Jones from Gavin and Stacey; when I bumped into her at the National Television Awards.
‘I love her stuff and we had a lovely chat. I walked away feeling like that scene in Dirty Dancing when Baby says, “I carried a watermelon?!”‘
What’s more, Robert loves the idea of being a part of people’s daily life because of his appearances on Judge Rinder.
He said:
‘I love being a part of people’s daily ritual. I get the loveliest letters and people stop me in the street to say, “I was off on maternity leave and I watched you.” I also have three grandparents in their nineties who watch every day’.
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