I was just thinking, we've had two successful all male partnerships on the series (and one not!) but no good all female ones.
Nicola had to withdraw (and probably wouldn't have done well anyway) and Jayde was struck down by her demon pubes.
Although, I'm struggling to think of any female celebs who might be good?
Kelly Holmes? Not sure she screams winner though.
Gillian Anderson, perhaps too big for Strictly. Equally Bella Ramsey.
Katya's best mate Amy Fuller.
I'm sure there are plenty of sportswomen lesbian, bi or straight. Maybe next year after the Olympics will be a good year for this.
Ashley Roberts could well have thrived just as much with a female partner.
As long as the pro follows Nikita's lead.
The Christmas line up so far is uninspiring, they either need past contestants or bigger names who can't commit to full series. Otherwise it's not much of special and just like 6 celebs no one's that bothered about missing their Christmas nap for on week 1.