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Strictly Come Dancing: Ann Widdecombe sparks backlash with same-sex couple comments

The show featured its first same-sex pairing this series

Strictly Come Dancing star Ann Widdecombe has come under fire for comments she made about same-sex couples.

The MP, 73, made her remarks after Katya Jones and contestant Nicola Adams made history as the first same-same pairing on the BBC show.

Ann, who was a contestant on the programme in 2010, said she doesn’t think same-sex couples are “what viewers, especially families, are looking for”.

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Ann Widdecombe claimed viewers of Strictly didn’t want to see same-sex pairings (Credit: Jules / FameFlynet.uk.com / SplashNews.com)

What did Ann Widdecombe say about Strictly same-sex couples?

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Rebecca Carter
Editor (Royal Insider)