Regan Gascoigne is one of the 12 celebrities who have been showing off their skills in this year's Dancing on Ice.
The 25-year-old is the youngest child of former England football legend Paul Gascoigne, who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough and Rangers.
Regan has featured on The Greatest Dancer, ITV’s The Real Full Monty and even performed alongside US superstar Demi Lovato at the Europe Music Awards.
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The professional dancer also appeared on an episode of Lorraine back in 2019 where he spoke about his sexuality and why he never wanted to officially ‘come out’.
Chatting to Lorraine Kelly, Regan said: “I've never actually come out, I've never made a point of coming out, I've just let it happen organically.
"If anyone asked me I would obviously be honest and say I've dated both boys and girls. I feel like we shouldn't have to come out, I feel like it should just be normal because it is normal."
Regan went on to reveal he had texted his retired footballer dad, Paul Gascoigne, to let him know about his sexuality after it made the headlines.
He added: “I just texted him like, 'I'm so sorry we've never had this chat, I've just never felt like I've needed to have this chat with you, I know you're going to be OK with it,' and he was.
"His response was exactly how I thought. He said, 'I still love you no matter what and I'm proud of your decisions.'"
Lorraine agreed with Regan saying there shouldn’t be any need for people to announce their sexuality.
The 62-year-old Scottish TV presenter said: “That's a really interesting point that you made though that you shouldn't have to come out.”
The professional dancer reflected on how lucky he felt to have the support of his loved ones.
Regan and his partner Karina Manta performed a snake-inspired routine to Ed Sheeran’s track Shivers in last week’s live show.
Despite being close to taking a tumble three times before the end of their routine, the judging panel of Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean praised the couple and gave them their highest score yet of 36.5.
Following their performance, Regan shared a mid-action photo of the dance routine to his 18,500 followers on Instagram and said: “Loved this routine so much! Thank you @dancingonice for letting me bring my love of reptiles to the ice.”
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