This comes after Rose Ayling-Ellis made history as the show’s first ever deaf contestant, winning the 2021 series with Giovanni Pernice, while paralympian Ellie Simmonds scored great success during her stint on the show last season with Nikita Kuzmin.
Now show bosses are turning their attention to the 50-year-old TV personality.
‘So much work has gone into this project as Strictly goes where no other show has been before. It is not an easy one to orchestrate but there are things that are going to make it easier,’ a source shared
MailOnline also claimed that ‘having a man instead of a woman will also make it more achievable for things like lifts,’ and are determined to make the flagship show ‘open to all.’
Ade was originally born in Lagos, Nigeria, but moved to the United Kingdom when he was three years old.
At the age of 15 months, he contracted polio leaving him unable to use his left leg, and only allowing partial use of his right leg.
His diagnosis never stopped him from pursuing sport and he started playing wheelchair basketball when he was 12.
This comes after a disabled ballerina and inclusive dance school owner has hit out against backlash over rumours that Strictly bosses are looking to sign-up a celebrity wheelchair user in February this year.
Kate Stanforth, a ballerina who uses a wheelchair, took to Twitter to share an inspirational picture alongside an abusive comment, which read that viewers will ‘stop watching’ if Strictly includes wheelchair users.
Kate captioned the image: ‘It’s been announced that @bbcstrictly are going to have a wheelchair user this year.
‘I’ve just sat, honestly close to tears, as I’ve scrolled through the ableist comments about how wheelchair users are not welcome on the programme but also in general society.’
She continued: ‘Just a note from me, if you’re in a wheelchair, you can f’kin dance. You’re just as worthy as anyone else to do whatever you want to do and I’m honestly so sorry society makes us feel bad this little sometimes.’
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Ade Adepitan’s reps and BBC for comment.
Strictly Come Dancing returns later this year on BBC One.
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