Strictly’s Graziano Di Prima ‘made mistake’ and kicked Zara McDermott during rehearsals, agent confirms
The Standard
Mark Borkowski said the dancer, who has returned to Italy to work since he was dropped after the incident last year, “made a mistake”.
Di Prima thought the matter had been resolved with BBC bosses but video of the incident is believed to have been brought to the attention of the corporation last week.
The dancer was then removed from this year’s line-up.
Borkowski said: “This week, the news agenda has focused on an isolated incident that Mr Di Prima deeply regrets and apologised for at the time.
“The deluge of commentary, too often without context or nuance, has provoked a pile-on that has left a young man in a very vulnerable state. In this case, like in many others, media and social media have immense power to build and destroy careers.”