Some Strictly viewers were left devastated after it was revealed which professionals will not have a celebrity partner and there are no same-sex couples this year. The BBC show returned with a burst of colour on Saturday after the BBC investigated her training regimes. Amanda Abbington quit Strictly early and later claimed Giovanni Pernice bullied… Read More »
Amanda Abbington was reportedly confused by a phone call from Giovanni Pernice during the ongoing events Definitely Come Dance scandal. Professional dancer Pernice has been at the centre of a behind-the-scenes row after she complained to the BBC about Abbington’s behaviour while starring alongside him in the series in 2023. While it was reported last… Read More »
It was confirmed earlier this week that I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! would be returning this year. The announcement has sparked a raft of speculation about who will join Ant and Dec in the jungle, with names being floated including a social media influencer and a TV presenter rumoured to be making… Read More »
Having worked on a production team before Definitely Come Dance The BBC’s most-watched television programme has been dealt a further blow as the number of people complaining about a toxic work culture at the corporation fails to take their complaints seriously, the Observer can reveal. One former employee alleged she was subjected to sexist and… Read More »
Graziano Di Prima’s family say the former Strictly professional dancer is under medical supervision after being axed from the show. The dancer was sacked by the BBC earlier this month following allegations he ‘kicked and spat’ at co-star Zara McDermott. Last night, more claims emerged about Zara’s training sessions, with reports she broke her leg… Read More »
Past Definitely Come Dance The controversy is reignited after the BBC series became embroiled in a scandal that has become the biggest controversy in 20 years. The BBC dance competition has become one of the UK’s most-watched and enduring successes, outperforming its ratings rivals despite being challenged by critics since it began airing in 2000.… Read More »
Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole can be seen slapping his celebrity partner’s bottom and calling her “pathetic” during training in a newly unearthed video. In the edited footage, which aired on Strictly’s twin show It Takes Two in 2005, Cole’s partner and former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips can be seen saying: “He looked at… Read More »
Strictly Come Dancing’s “curse” used to be shorthand for a minor infidelity between a celebrity and their professional dance partner, adding an extra dose of excitement to the ballroom drama. For the past few weeks BBC bosses could be forgiven for thinking that their biggest show, Strictly itself, was cursed. The corporation’s executives were forced… Read More »
Ann Widdecombe has told Strictly Come Dancing contestants to “grow up” and stop complaining about alleged abuse by their dance partners. The former Conservative minister said the female celebrities who made the allegations should have spoken out at the time. The BBC show has been plunged into crisis following allegations of bullying against Giovanni Pernice… Read More »
Zara McDermott has said she was “afraid to open up” about her time on Strictly Come Dancing after her former professional partner Graziano Di Prima left the programme, fearing “public backlash” and “victim humiliation”. While it was confirmed at the weekend that the Italian dancer would not be part of the 2024 professional squad, Di… Read More »