Ian ‘H’ Watkins: I Was Turned Away By BBC After Asking For Same-Sex Partner
By Cara Dudgeon
4 years ago
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'I asked for a same-sex partner and they said, "No, the BBC doesn't do that - it's not us".
'Then I wasn't assertive enough, I wasn't sure of myself, and I wanted to do the job so badly that I just went, "OK, I'll carry on"'.
'If they had said no, I would have pulled out because it means so much to me.
'I know who I am. I'm a dad, so my kids will be watching it, so I want them to see me as my authentic self'.
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'It's skating, not dating, right? I mean, he's handsome, totally, but I'm keeping it very professional.
'Because if I snogged him or something happened it would completely devalue what I'm trying to achieve. What we are doing is bigger than us and bigger than the show. It's a message'.
'The next milestone I'd like to do is perform to a love song.
'And why shouldn't we? All of the other couples are doing one and it will be done tastefully and sensitively.
'Like everyone else, it's not like we'll be snogging on the ice. That's who I am, and that's who Matt is so let's portray a beautiful love story'.
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