Giovanni, 33, left the programme last month amid a scandal after he was accused of exhibiting 'threatening and abusive' behaviour towards his celebrity dance partners.

The star admitted she's 'not surprised'

Zara McDermott said she 'wrestled with the fear of opening up' about her time on Strictly Come Dancing because she feared “public backlash” following her former professional partner Graziano Di Prima’s exit from the show

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Strictly Come Dancing has been the subject of headlines in recent months following allegations about the behaviour of two of the show's professional dancers.

The BBC has announced that it is making changes to Strictly Come Dancing after the allegations made against Graziano Di Prima

The BBC has announced new welfare measures following recent concerns, which it says are ‘fundamentally about training and rehearsals’.

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