First ever male couple on Denmark’s version of Strictly Come Dancing win the final after wowing judges with their paso doble
- Jakob Fauerby, 42, and dancer Silas Holst, 36, have blown audiences away
- Judge Marianna Eihilt cheered and said she was proud to live in her country
- Mr Fauerby decided before going on programme her would ask for male partner
The first ever male couple on Denmark’s version of Strictly Come Dancing have won the final after performing a show-stopping paso doble.
Gay actor Jakob Fauerby, 42, and dancer Silas Holst, 36, have continually blown audiences away with their passionate dance routines over the past few weeks.
The pair, the first all-male ensemble in the show’s 16-year history, received the highest scores in four of the show’s eight episodes.
Gay actor Jakob Fauerby, 42, (right) and dancer Silas Holst, 36, (left) have continually blown audiences away with their passionate dance routines over the past few weeks
The pair, the first all-male ensemble in the show’s 16-year history, received the highest scores in four of the show’s eight episodes
Mr Fauerby told Danish news outlet BT: ‘It’s a whole new experience. It is quite overwhelming. So many who write to me on social media with their own stories. I feel pretty privileged.’
He also praised his dance partner Holst, noting: “He makes sure you look good.”
Judge Marianne Eihilt cheered at the result and said, ‘I am so proud to live in a country where two men can make a final,’ according to Politiken.
Mr Fauerby decided before going on the programme that he would ask to be paired with a man if he was selected.
Once he made the request the judges said that it was something they could probably talk about.
Mr Holst came back from a five-year break from the show in order to join Mr Fauerby in representing the LGBTQ+ community.
Judge Marianne Eihilt cheered at the result and said: ‘I am so proud to live in a country where two men can make a final’
Mr Fauerby decided before going on the programme that he would ask to be paired with a man if he was selected
Mr Holst came back from a five-year break from the show in order to join Mr Fauerby in representing the LGBTQ+ community
Throughout the competition fans have made numerous comments about how they are unable to tell who is the professional dancing and who is the amateur.
Mr Fauerby told LGBTQ Nation: ‘We are a small country of only 5.6 million people, and every Friday more than a million people tune in to watch the show and many more watch it on-demand afterward.
‘There are very few shows that everyone sees, and this is one of them, so there are a lot of feelings connected to it.’
The couple were met with criticism in the early stages of the competition by Mr Fauerby continued as normal.
He joked: ‘What happened after the first two shows is that people saw weren’t going to have anal sex on stage.
‘It is feelings. It is sensuality. But it is not sexuality. It’s just two people dancing.’