obert Rinder was offered the chance to take part in \'Strictly Come Dancing\' with a same-sex partner.
The \'Judge Rinder\' star was given the opportunity to dance as part of a same-sex couple for the Christmas special, and he suggests it is "inevitable" the Latin and ballroom show will following in Dancing on Ice\'s footsteps and feature such a partnership.
Robert told OK! magazine: "I was offered next year\'s Christmas special with a same sex dancer.
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"I\'d do anything. I\'ve danced on stage with Anton Du Beke for a Grenfell Tower benefit.
"Ultimately a same-sex couple is inevitable."
The 41-year-old star competed on the show in 2016, but he only tuned in last year to see Michelle Visage.
When asked if he watched the latest series, Robert replied: "Only Michelle Visage\'s dances because I\'m a mega fan!
"Now, we text each other from time to time. I love her."
Robert has also opened up about being left "starstruck" by Ruth Jones - who plays Nessa in \'Gavin and Stacey\', which she co-writes with James Corden - at the National Television Awards.
He explained: "I was starstruck by Ruth Jones from \'Gavin and Stacey; when I bumped into her at the National Television Awards.
"I love her stuff and we had a lovely chat. I walked away feeling like that scene in \'Dirty Dancing\' when Baby says, \'I carried a watermelon?!\' "
What\'s more, Robert loves the idea of being a part of people\'s daily life because of his appearances on \'Judge Rinder\'.
He said: "I love being a part of people\'s daily ritual. I get the loveliest letters and people stop me in the street to say, \'I was off on maternity leave and I watched you.\' I also have three grandparents in their nineties who watch every day."
31 December 2025 - 3:27 AM
