Strictly Come Dancing UK has in a first for the show, an all-male couple in the 2021 edition of the reality dance show, and a South African is part of the dynamic duo.
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For a cha-cha slide of context, John Whaite is the English baker who won the third series of The Great British Bake Off in 2012 which the UK adored. Radebe on the other hand is the professional dancer and choreographer making the Rainbow Nation proud.
“Johannes earned his stripes on Strictly Come Dancing South Africa for two seasons, but in 2018 he packed his bags for the UK as he joined our Strictly family,” expressed the TV reality show as per the BBC.
Johannes also reached the finals twice.
Before moonwalking onto the Strictly Ballroom, he was a part of the Afro Arimba Dance Company. He’s also a two-time pro South African Latin Championship winner and three-time SA Amateur Latin Champion. He was also a professional dancer on South Africa’s version of Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 on SABC3 and Dancing with the Stars in 2018 on M-Net as IOL notes.
In an interview, Whaite, when asked whom he wanted to be partnered with, said: “I really want Johannes.”
Whaite also added that he thought it would be “really important for him” as being an openly gay dancer, due to it being a “powerful message”.
Whaite said that’s not to say in the future it has to be two gay men, adding that it could be two straight men, as per HELLO magazine.
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