Strictly Come Dancing: Professionals perform first same-sex routine

Head judge Shirley Ballas said the couple's dance was "magnificent"

Two Strictly professionals took part in the show's first ever same-sex couple dance on Sunday!

Graziano Di Prima and Johannes Radebe danced as Emeli Sande sang her song, Shine.

Strictly fans seemed to love the routine - lots of people posted their positive reactions on social media.

During rehearsals, head judge Shirley Ballas said the dance was "the most magnificent thing I have witnessed".

The pair did spins and lifts during their dance, and smiled all the way through!

Shirley said that Johannes brings out "such a wonderful joy of dancing" and that the dance "warms your heart".

Graziano hasn't had a celebrity partner this year while Johannes was paired up with Catherine Tyldesley who was voted out of the ballroom.

At the moment only mixed pairings compete on Strictly, but the makers of the show say they're 'completely open' to having same-sex couples.

In a statement the BBC has previously said: "Strictly Come Dancing is an inclusive show and we are proud to have featured same sex dancing amongst the professional dancers in group numbers in previous series. We are completely open to the prospect of including same sex pairings between our celebrities and professional dancers in the future, should the opportunity arise."

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