Top journalist John Sergeant says he is ‘not keen’ on same-sex couples dancing on Strictly
Prominent journalist and former ITV political editor John Sergeant has said he is “not keen” on there being same-sex dancing couples on Strictly Come Dancing.
Sergeant, who took part in the show in 2008, spoke out against having same-sex couples on Strictly Come Dancing Channel 5’s after he was asked about the issue on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff.
“I’m sorry I’m not keen on it,” said Sergeant, who was the BBC’s chief political correspondent from 1992 to 2000.
Pressed on whether he was a “traditionalist” over the issue by host Matthew Wright, Sergeant responded: “No I just think that it’s – I mean, look, it’s a straight forward question.
“If I was gay, I would think: ‘Oh, why can’t all of us men get together and dance?’
“But I’m not gay, I’m sorry about this…it’s not illegal to be heterosexual. So I look at these things and think, ‘oh god isn’t she great’ and, you know, if I was dancing with a man I wouldn’t enjoy it.”
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A number of high-profile individuals, alongside fans of the show, have backed same-sex couples on Strictly.
Earlier this month, new head judge Shirley Ballas backed same-sex dance couples appearing on the show – after years of resistance from the show’s producers.
And, in April, dancer on the show Gleb Savchenko said he’d “love to see same-sex couples” on the show – and that he would up for being paired with a male celeb.
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