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Season 30 of Dancing With the Stars ushered in a historic first, with the first same-sex dancing pairing of JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson.
The season also features gay Peleton instructor Cody Rigsby, who performed the first 'virtual' dance when he and partner Cheryl Burke came down with COVID-19.
The 34-year-old was asked in a new interview with "GLAAD why he didn't consider dancing with a male partner, with Rigsby revealing he didn't even think about it.
New interview: The 34-year-old was asked in a new interview with GLAAD why he didn't consider dancing with a male partner, with Rigsby revealing he didn't even think about it
Partners: The season also features gay Peleton instructor Cody Rigsby, who performed the first 'virtual' dance when he and partner Cheryl Burke came down with COVID-19
'When the conversation opportunity came up for DWTS, I was just so excited to be on the show, I guess I didn’t even think it was a possibility, so I didn’t bring it up!' Rigsby said.
'Had I maybe had a moment to breathe and recognize an opportunity, I definitely would have asked!” Cody continued.
He added that he knows pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy, 'is really open to having a same sex partner for next season and I think that would be incredible!'
Bring up: 'When the conversation opportunity came up for DWTS, I was just so
