Strictly Come Dancing and behavioural allegations: A timeline of events
The BBC has announced new welfare measures following recent concerns, which it says are ‘fundamentally about training and rehearsals’.
Strictly Come Dancing
The BBC has announced new welfare measures following recent concerns, which it says are ‘fundamentally about training and rehearsals’.
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Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals will now be policed by a member of BBC staff after multiple high-profile complaints of misconduct.The BBC and producer BBC Studios have come up with measures to avoid future misconduct. The measures...
BBC to introduce Strictly Come Dancing chaperones for stars after abuse allegations - Claims against Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima have rocked the show
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Former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse issued a further update on her daughter after things "took a turn" at her christening.
The new measures include the addition of a celebrity welfare producer and a professional dancer welfare producer.
Once the jewel in the BBC’s crown, Strictly Come Dancing has been marred by a series of controversies in recent months. Allegations first surfaced in January when Sherlock star Amanda Abbington requested footage of her tense rehearsals with professional partner Giovanni Pernice during the 2023 series, prompting a misconduct investigation and leading to the dismissal of Graziano Di Prima, who was paired with Love Island star Zara McDermott last year. Abbington claimed she has been diagnosed with PTSD since participating in the show, describing her experience with Pernice as "tough" and "horrible."
The BBC has announced that it will make changes to the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing following abuse claims from Zara McDermott, who was a contestant on the show in 2021.
The BBC has announced new changes for Strictly Come Dancing following recent misconduct allegations around show training.
The broadcaster revealed next steps in a new statement.
The new measures include the addition of a celebrity welfare producer and a professional dancer welfare producer.
The BBC has announced that it will be making a major change to Strictly Come Dancing after abuse claims emerged against professional dancer Graziano Di Prima