Who is John Whaite? The Bake Off winner in Strictly Come Dancing’s first male same-sex couple

Married at First Sight’s Matt Jameson and Daniel McKee have praised Strictly Come Dancing for featuring a male, same-sex couple in this year's series. Calling John Whaite and Johannes Rabede’s partnership “amazing”, Matt exclusively told OK!: “It’s amazing.

READ MORE: Alison Hammond praised by ITV This Morning viewers over change in appearance In 2020, Neil was not given a celebrity partner but still appeared in the professional group dances. This series he is back in the competition after being paired with actress Nina Wadia.

Strictly Come Dancing has already got us hooked from the first live show. Saturday's extravaganza includedRose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice's sensational jive – what was Shirley thinking whipping out the four paddle? – and John Waite making history as he took to the floor with Johannes Radebe.

Strictly Come Dancing’s live shows returning to dominate the Saturday-night schedules. John Whaite made history on Strictly Come DancingAfter last weekend’s launch show, the 19th contest of the BBC ballroom behemoth got underway in earnest as our 15 newly formed pro-celebrity couples performed their first full routines.

Last year, Strictly Come Dancing saw its first same-sex couple, Nicola Adams and Katya Jones, take to the dancefloor.

Strictly Come Dancing is back as a new batch of celebrities aims to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winners Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse. Anton Du Beke is taking up residency on the judge’s desk this year as he joins the panel for the entire series, following a two-week stint during the 2020 series.

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe has shared a glimpse inside his stunning London apartment.The professional dancer, 34, who has made history on the BBC show in his same-sex male pairing with Great British Bake Off star John Whaite, has shared a collection of snaps of his modern pad to his 244,000 Instagram followers.

READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line up: Who is chef Tilly Ramsay? The likes of Greg Wise, AJ Odudu, Tom Fletcher and Adam Peaty will appear on our screens as well as plenty of others. One contestant who will be lacing up his dance shoes is Bake Off winner John Whaite who will be in the first all male pairing with Johannes Radebe.

Read more: Strictly Come Dancing first male couple named as John Whaite and Johannes Radebe There are multiple star studded celebs and Olympian Adam Peaty is in the selection. But how did he get where he is today? Early life Adam Peaty is 26 years old with his birthday on 28 December 1994.

Making history: John Whaite and Johannes Radebe

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were over the moon when the show returned to our screens with Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the rest of the gang. But now there’s even more reason to be excited because the dance partnerships have been unveiled - and there’s some great pairings set to brighten up our Saturday nights on the countdown to Christmas.