Strictly’s Karen Hauer ‘furious’ she’s not with Nicola Adams in first same-sex pair
Nicola Adams will dance with Katya Jones in Strictly Come Dancing’s first same sex pairing, a job which Karen Hauer reportedly wanted
Strictly Come Dancing professional Karen Hauer is thought to be furious that she’s not been put in the first same sex pairing with Nicola Adams.
Nicola, 37, will instead dance with Karen’s fellow pro dancer Katya Jones, 31, when the show kicks off later this month.
It’s claimed Karen, 38, was the favourite to dance with Nicola and had even started preparing some of their dance routines, according to The Sun.
Karen, who had been odds-on with bookmakers to land the gig, is said to be “gutted” over the news, especially as it’ll be such a history-making moment for the BBC show.
A source said: “For ages she was the favourite to get the nod to dance with Nicola and had even gone as far as planning out routines for them to perform.
“She’d got to know Nicola really well too and the pair had become really good friends.
“She’d not only got her heart set on dancing with Nicola, she had prepared herself for it mentally. So for them to suddenly decide to pick Katya was a massive blow.”
Mirror Online has contacted the BBC and reps for Karen for comment.
Though it has not yet been officially announced, Nicola and Katya were spotted leaving filming together on Tuesday morning.
Olympic boxing champ Nicola was spotted giggling away with Katya as they walked out of the building.
Nicola, who is openly gay, had previously said she would only do the show if she could dance with another woman.
“They wanted to know if I wanted to be on the show,” she said, “and I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it, but I want to dance with another female’.”
She added: “It’s really important, and it’s a big step for the show as well.
“It’s nice to see that we’re able to move on. I just can’t wait to get some dancing done.”
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