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Molly Pike

How Strictly's Nicola Adams met girlfriend Ella Baig ahead of history-making performance

Nicola Adams will make Strictly Come Dancing history when she takes to the ballroom in just a few short weeks.

It's been announced that Nicola, 37, will be part of the show's first ever same sex pairing to compete on the dancefloor of the BBC One show.

The boxer, who is a gold medal-winning Olympian, is openly gay and has been in a relationship with Ella Baig since 2018.

Multi-talented Ella, 22, is a beauty blogger, stylist and makeup artist, who is signed to talent agency StarNow.

During an appearance on Loose Women earlier this year, the loved-up couple revealed they met on a night out back two years ago and they clicked instantly.

Nicola Adams will make Strictly Come Dancing history as part of the first ever same sex pairing to compete on the dancefloor (Getty Images)

"We actually just met on a night out," Ella said.

Nicola added: "I was at a birthday party and you were just coming back from a wedding."

The panel then asked if it was "love at first sight", which left the two of them giggling.

Nicola and her girlfriend Ella Baig (GC Images)

"It was definitely something along those lines," Ella answered with a huge grin on her face.

Nicola and Ella live together in South London and they share a bulldog named Brooklyn.

They previously revealed how they've suffered abuse online over their relationship.

Nicola is an Olympic gold medal winning boxer (Getty Images)
Nicola Adams on being in Strictly’s first same-sex couple

The duo recorded a video of themselves showing all of the names trolls call them.

Explaining why they recorded it, Nicola said: "Normally I just bat comments away and I won't bother responding to them, I'll just basically block them.

"But I know for some people, they're not as strong willed as I am or as Ella is."

The couple have been together since 2018 (Getty Images)

Nicola was one of the first names announced on the Strictly Come Dancing 2020 line-up.

She will be paired with a female professional dancer, though it hasn't been announced who she will be dancing with yet.

Speaking about the history-making move, Nicola said: "I'm so happy to be part of the movement for change, diversity and breaking boundaries in the entertainment industry."

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