Strictly Come Dancing confirms first blind contestant
The Guardian
In July, Italian dancer Graziano Di Prima confirmed he was the second professional to leave Strictly amid a BBC investigation into his conduct on the show. He failed to deny kicking the TV personality Zara McDermott, with his spokesperson Mark Borkowski telling BBC News: “There is never a time when kicking or any sense of that is right. And he knows that. He knows he’s made a mistake. He apologised at the time.”
Strictly staff have also spoken out about their treatment on the series as well. Their complaints detail a “toxic” work culture featuring cruelty, sexism and the BBC failing to take their complaints seriously. The BBC responded: “We do not recognise the claims relating to a negative workplace culture.”