television was at an all time high in 2016, with nearly 5 percent of all characters identifying as LGBT. In the United States, advocacy group GLAAD said sexual diversity on U.S. “We wanted to be inclusive with our contestants and having LGBT representation throughout the series was really important to us from the outset, alongside maintaining the spirit and warmth of the original and much-loved format,” a Channel5 spokeswoman said.
The new series was relaunched on Channel5 last month and is now presented by English entertainer Paul O’Grady.
