Strictly Come Dancing

Johannes Radebe has been a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing since 2018 and before that he was a professional on South African Strictly, ...

Johannes officially came out as gay on Strictly, dancing a group routine in heels with a fan adorned with the word 'pose' alongside dancers with 'werk' and 'slay' fans. I remember our first tango, she called me, and she was like 'oh that was brilliant' and I was like 'what?' It has been special." And Jacobeth was supportive of her son, telling the magazine: "I couldn’t fight the world for my son but I made sure he was loved and that he treated everyone with respect and kindness. But John debunked any romance rumours by telling The Sun : "When you spend that much time with someone, you see them warts and all. I learned that as long as you have a hot meal, a bed and roof over your head, you should be grateful. And during the course of the season, Johannes and John were caught up in several romance rumours.

Radebe described his solo tour, which is influenced by his African heritage, as a “burst of colour and energy and everything fabulous”. He said: “For the first ...

I have been doing Strictly Come Dancing for years and that for me was healing in a lot of ways,” Radebe said. The tour is travelling around the UK but Radebe said his dream is for it to go to Africa “to inspire the young Otis and Johannes” – referencing two-time Strictly champion Oti Mabuse. “There is a whole genre of dancing that people haven’t seen me do that has influenced me as a dancer, all famous from the African continent, and I would love to see that in a theatre setting for the first time and I think it’s going to be absolutely stunning.”

He admitted there was "vicious" backstage rivalry on the hit BBC dancing show.

Johannes was quick to agree: "Yes the pros are vicious. It's not the celebrities, the celebrities just want to dance. "That's the first thing and we suss the situation out as they walk into the room, and check on Instagram who they are," he added.