“Maybe the BBC will be brave enough one day to do it.”
Meanwhile, one of Strictly’s biggest rivals, Dancing on Ice, will feature its first ever same sex couple in the new year.
Steps singer Ian “H” Watkins is teamed up with professional ice skating dancer Matt Evers for the 2020 series, expected to begin in January 2020.
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday at 7.00pm on BBC One.