A small moment of groundbreaking British TV  just became a sensational success with all the millions of viewers who had tuned.  And the excitement was all about Strictly Come Dancing having the show’s first-ever male same-sex dance partners performing the rumba to “Shape of My Heart” by Sting, and came in third, scoring 35 points out of a possible 40.

Openly gay John Whaite an English baker who won the third series of The Great British Bake Off performed an incredible sensual rumba with professional dancer Johannes Radebe.  The pair have been blowing fans away since they first stepped onto the Strictly dance floor in September, but many declared that the rumba was their best performance yet because of its sensuality and raw emotion.

The responses on social media ….. particularly Twitter were not just positive but actually extremely enthusiastic and complimentary.

Whaite had initially pleaded with the producers to set him up with a straight male professional dancer instead of a queer one as he felt it was “the only way it would be accepted”.  But now totally accepts that it couldn’t have been with anyone except (gay) Radebe.  

Watch the video below to see how the pair sizzle on the dancefloor. let’s hope they are the first of many same-sex couples on the Show.