The BBC is to put a member of the Strictly Come Dancing production staff in all future rehearsals following complaints about the behaviour of two former professional dancers during training.There will also be two new dedicated welfare producers, as part of a series of extra measures.The announcement comes after the news that Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima will not return for this year's series.Earlier on Tuesday, TV star Zara McDermott, who was partnered with Di Prima last year, said she was involved in incidents in the Strictly training room that she now finds "incredibly distressing" to watch back.
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BBC to introduce Strictly Come Dancing chaperones

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 Resurfaced footage shows Zara McDermott lying on the floor during Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals with her partner Graziano Di Prima in 2023.In footage posted on the professional dancer’s Instagram Story on 25 October, the former Love Island star is seen with one arm wrapped around her body on the floor as Di Prima films her.“She asked me 5 minutes break,” Di Prima captioned the footage.“I think I’ve clocked about 50k steps already today with this routine. Give me a break pls,” McDermott said alongside a laughing emoji in a caption reposting the footage.The footage resurfaced following the announcement that Di Prima had been dropped from Strictly over “events” he “deeply regrets”.

Zara McDermott lies on Strictly rehearsal room floor in resurfaced video

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Star speaks about 'distressing' Strictly incidents

TV star Zara McDermott has said she was involved in incidents in the Strictly Come Dancing training room that she now finds \"incredibly distressing\" to watch...

TV star Zara McDermott has said she was involved in incidents in the Strictly Come Dancing training room that she now finds "incredibly distressing" to watch...

Star speaks about 'distressing' Strictly incidents

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