LONDON, Jan 3 — Two men taking to the ice might seem uncontroversial, but as a same-sex couple competing together this week on British reality TV show Dancing On Ice, singer Ian Watkins and professional skater Matt Evers are set to make television history. The show, which begins on January 5,...
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The show, which begins on January 5, will mark the first time a same-sex couple has competed together on a dance-themed reality TV show in Britain, sparking hopes from campaigners of more in the year to come. In 2016, US model and actor Nyle DiMarco and South African dancer Keo Motsepe peeled off from their female partners to dance a routine together on the US showDrag queen Courtney Act, whose real name is Shane Jenek, was paired with a male partner for the Australian version of, taking to the stage for the first dance in February 2019 and eventually being voted runner-up.
“As in popular plays in which gender roles are deliberately confused to serve the plot of the play, adding same-sex couples to popular shows might help to educate the audience about the skills and strengths necessary to execute a technical piece.”performed in a same-sex pairing, raising hopes that a contestant might follow suit when the programme airs again later this year.
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