Strictly star ‘is ready to give love a chance’

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe said he has never given relationships a chance but feels he is now in a place where he can “accept love”.

The professional dancer, 34, also revealed he would like to be a father at some point.

Radebe made Strictly history last year alongside Bake Off star John Whaite as the first all-male couple and finished as runners-up behind soap star Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.

He told Hello! magazine: “I’ve never given relationships a chance.

“We can’t love someone else if we don’t love ourselves, but I’m now in a place in my own mind where I can accept love because I know how to give love.

“I’m still waiting for someone to step forward for me and know there are wonderful people out there.”

The South African dancer joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, having previously been on South Africa’s version of Strictly and Dancing With The Stars.

However, Radebe revealed that he considered giving up his “beautiful life” in the UK and returning home at one stage due to a number of family deaths causing him to feel lost.

He explained: “Three members of my family had died. I felt lost and wanted to be there for my mum and the others.”

Johannes Radebe.