It comes after Reverend Richard Coles argued that it made “no sense” to resist having dancers of the same sex taking to the floor together.
Richard, 55, is in a same-sex marriage himself and although being paired with Dianne Buswell last night, he has revealed that he had a discussion with the BBC about partnering with a man.
He said: “We’ve had a discussion about it, actually, and I don’t know. It makes absolutely no sense that anybody resists the idea, in principle.
“It’s just a question of doing it. I think this year would be a good year to do it actually, with the 50th anniversary of the sexual offences act (which decriminalised sex between two men aged over 21).”
This came after fellow contestant, Susan Calman, who is a lesbian, has faced criticism on social media for not being paired with a female professional.
The 42-year-old comedian explained that it was her choice from the beginning to dance with a man, insisting: “I did think about dancing with a woman, but from the very first moment when I was asked about the show I said I wanted to dance with a man.
“People can criticise me all they want, but I’ve worked tirelessly for LGBT equality my whole life and right now I would like to dance and bring entertainment to people by dancing on a Saturday night.
“Dancing’s not necessarily about sex; it’s acting. When I do a sexy tango with my partner I’ll be acting and, fundamentally, I’ve watched the show for years and I want to learn how to dance.”
A spokesperson for the BBC said: “Strictly has chosen the traditional format of mixed-sex couples and at the moment we have no plans to introduce same-sex couples in the competition.
Strictly Come Dancing returns to the BBC on September 23.
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