John Whaite got overwhelmed with emotion after he was announced as part of the first all-male couple on Strictly Come Dancing 2021.
The Great British Bake Off star is about to make historical past as he turns into the primary male contestant to pair up with a male professional associate.
It clearly means the world to the chef, as he shared an emotional video on Instagram, crying as he got here off air after the announcement on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
‘Oh my god, you guys, there’s so many good messages already and I’ve solely simply come off air and I’m truly crying actual tears due to how good you’re all being,’ he stated within the candy video.
‘I’m so excited to be on Strictly, it’s a dream come true and it’s much more of a dream to be doing the primary all-male partnership and I hope that there are children watching who search for and assume, “It’s okay to be who you are”.
‘So thanks for all the messages, I’m going again to mattress, plenty of love!’
Matt Lucas introduced the thrilling information, as he stood in for Zoe on her present.
John appeared on collection three of Bake Off and has since cast a profession as a TV chef (Picture: Twitter/John_Whaite)
‘I am so excited! I’m very, very nervous. I’m truly shaking inside,’ John admitted.
‘I was born to be on that dancefloor. I’m going to should be taken off kicking and screaming each week.’
John is understood for successful the Bake Off in 2012, in addition to showing as a chef on exhibits akin to Lorraine.
He’s becoming a member of the line-up alongside Tom Fletcher, Robert Webb, and AJ Odudu.
It’ll solely be Strictly’s second ever same-sex partnership, with boxer Nicola Adams being paired with Katya Jones final 12 months.
However, the pair’s journey was lower brief when Katya examined constructive for Covid-19.
The remainder of this 12 months’s line-up can be introduced within the coming days – we are able to’t wait!
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One in autumn this 12 months.
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