I mean its the ultimate showbiz show, I never really got the appeal of Strictly, the same dances over and over, sure some were great but in the main it was just rehashed dirge just like I'm a Celeb

the Mirror are literally fishing for stories now, that one was from 15 years ago which he already apologized for

:idc:

i never get the appeal for Dancing On Ice, same dull and uninspiring amateur ice skates over and over, also they don't need to train as much either since all they do is skate from place to another, recycling same lifts over and over again




but yeah cancel strictly all you want, i still have lets dance anyway

I would say the same about DOI although there is always the chance they will fall :laugh:

imagine digging up stories from 15 years ago just to jump in on the bandwagon

pathetic



more than enough evidence that the Mirror tabloid is failing :laugh:

yet again, it looks like the BBC knew exactly what was going on and chose to do nothing about it. I don't know how many times this is going to be allowed to be repeated

Strictly’s first female pro dancer faces bullying accusations…

A female professional dancer has become embroiled in the Strictly Come Dancing misconduct scandal, marking the first such accusation against a woman on the show.

The unnamed dancer is alleged to have bullied her celebrity partner, reportedly "screaming in the face" of the contestant when he struggled to master dance routines.

According to The Sun, a formal claim is being prepared and is set to be submitted to the legal firm Carter Ruck on Monday.

A damaging summer for the show has already seen male professionals Graziano Di Prima and Giovanni Pernice leave in acrimonious circumstances.

Carter Ruck is also said to be working on claims put forward by former female contestants including Amanda Abbington and Laura Whitmore.

Unlike Di Prima, however, who is said to have kicked his partner, the female in question is not thought to have been physically abusive.

A source told the Sun: “The man in question felt very much victimised by the behaviour of his Strictly partner.

“He alleges that on several occasions she flew into a real fury when he couldn’t get the steps right, and on one occasion screamed full in his face.

“They rowed every single day.”

They added: “He was left upset, struggling to sleep, and feeling isolated in the process. But even worse, he felt totally unsupported by Strictly.

“When he suffered the setback, it was clear he was struggling, but he felt there was no duty of care. After leaving the show, he was not contacted again, even by phone.”

The BBC has said it is working with the Met Police to get to the bottom of the complaints.

A statement added: “We will always listen if people want to make us aware of something or raise it with us.

"The BBC and BBC Studios take their duty of care extremely seriously.”

I hope its not Katya, her routines are about the only good thing about the show

i want to know why we are forced to pay a licence fee for this crap. It's been happening over and over again for decades

No excuses for any physical violence and assaults.
Perhaps the celebs should be warned that it will be similar to a boot camp, expecting shouting in their faces etc, before they sign up to it.:shrug:

such wimps you got in the UK :hehe:



really they would cower in fear of Ekaterina Leonova or Vadim Garbuzov



if you can't handle being told what to do, don't sign up to this show ;)



absolutely embarrassing all of this news :joker: :joker: and no moans whatsoever in germany :flutter: apart from nasty rapper hag Sabrina Setlur whom thought Nikita Kuzmin was too strict (if only Nikita was a little more disciplined than he still could've had a future in lets dance, if not for his rule breaks in the choreographies)

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At least we're finally getting some claims about why Giovanni's behaviour is bad at long last.

And with the female pro, I'm sorry but I'll say for her what I still am holding out on with Giovanni, actual irrefutable proof of them doing or saying something heinous.

Because being unlikable (going by their claims) shouldn't warrant you being sacked or scrutinized to the same level as the guy that kicks and spits at his Celeb partner.

Gio i always thought of a nice guy :shrug: i also liked his travel series with Anton


not his fault that the likes of Amanda Abbington, Laura Whitmore are such wimps :idc:

his best partnership still remains with Georgia May Foote, and also Debbie McGee honestly

I'm not saying that Giovanni is actually guilty of anything.

I'm just saying that it's good to hear what one of the "bullying" comments were.

Now there needs to be at least other people that can back this claim up.

Its a nest of nasty bullying and skullduggery

typical BBC

It must now be axed for the sake of decency

…oh, excellent update, Arista…I have no idea who she is as I’m not a watcher much of Strictly but her name is obviously one that’s also being attached to this story…/these stories…

well this year i might not be able to watch as much anyway


DSDS is also on that time of year and this year is the year they allow people in of all ages to audition from 15 and older, looking forward to especially those in the 50+ age group auditionees

The pros have already started rehearsing. From Amy instagram.

the whole thing needs to be scrapped and the BBC should never be allowed to commission similar types of show again

Tbf the Talent Show concept can be fun.

The main things that needs to be avoided here are the bullying (and in Graziano's case) the violence.

Because being brutally honest, would we have any industries left if every time there was trouble behind the scenes the organization/business has to shut down.

We need to not be too reactionary imo.

Umm No

like i said, don't hire too ambitious, too competitive pro dancers but more those who can tone things down for beginner celebrities

and also don't cast those with dance backgrounds (or at least nothing too obvious dance backgrounds, because hiphop background is completely different to latin/ballroom, Detlef Soost also had to start from scratch at lets dance this year and he also said how he struggled first few weeks of training how you got much more rules in latin and ballroom compared to hiphop or michael jackson music video choreographies)

Yes they want a Cull of some old dancers

Strictly: the allegations so far

Fiona Phillips
Footage has emerged of Strictly professional dancer Brendan Cole slapping the former GMTV presenter on the rear during rehearsals in 2005.

Laila Rouass
The actress’s then dance partner, Anton Du Beke, said she looked “like a p---” after she got a fake tan during her time on the show in 2009.

Fern Britton
Britton claims she was “kicked and shoved” by professional Artem Chigvintsev during rehearsals in 2012, which he has denied.

Steve Backshall
The British explorer reportedly complained to the BBC that dancing pro Ola Jordan “bullied” him during his run in 2014 and he compared her to a “drill sergeant”.

Laura Whitmore
The presenter says she was “extremely uncomfortable” dancing with Pernice and “cried every day”.

Anneka Rice
Rice revealed that she was left “depressed and needed three months of physio” after her appearance in 2019.

Will Bayley
The Paralympian says he suffered “life-changing” injuries after he was pushed by pro Janette Manrara to jump from a table. A representative for Manrara said: “Her celebrity partner’s safety and enjoyment was always the priority throughout her time on Strictly. Janette has never received any complaints.”

Ranvir Singh
The Good Morning Britain presenter says she was “scared” of Pernice when partnered with him in 2020.

Zara McDermott
The former Love Island contestant was kicked by her pro partner Graziano Di Prima during rehearsals last year. He has been forced to leave Strictly and has moved back to Italy.

Amanda Abbington
The Sherlock actress claims she was left with PTSD after her treatment by Pernice in 2023. The BBC has launched a misconduct probe. Pernice says he has “always rejected any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour”.

i believe Artem




as for Anneka Rice, three months of physio after what? your awfully walking around those 2 weeks :joker: and i understand you being depressed if that was your only dance ''talent'' :fan:



Laura uncomfortable dancing with Gio, hmmm wasn't noticeable in the training vt's or in the liveshows she was uncomfortable being with him :fan:




Fiona, a story from almost 20 years ago :skull: jeez speak about old news, mustard after the meal nonsense :idc: i do believe her though yes Brenda has a severe anger management problem



Steve and Ola were my faves that year, Ola is a Ekaterina Leonova type, so what? don't moan

BBC CEO Tim Davie CBE
has said he is very sorry.

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Sorry but the majority of these complains just sounds like celebrities signing up and not expecting to be pushed hard by professional, champion dancers, oh you were shouted at? You felt ‘bullied’? Grow up, everyone and their mothers know dancers and trainers don’t mess about when it comes to training people, if you can’t handle the pressure or being worked hard, you shouldn’t sign up

especially the likes of Brenda and The Jordans have been known for their frequent outbursts, like we also saw on the show towards the judges


am surprised Widdebeast doesn't complain, oh wait, sitting around and being carried around isn't exactly being worked too hard on :hehe:




makes you respect the celebs who don't complain much more honestly, Ed Balls for example, what a machine he was willing to learn how to dance no matter what or John Sergeant :love:

Exactly. Dance training is very hard. They should expect that if they're on Strictly.

Giovanni has always been a tough taskmaster. Not everyone can handle it.

Yes, I agree. They are told about the hours they will have to put into it and how stenuous it will be - it's like a boot camp really - the shouting and all.
No hitting or kicking though, that is totally unacceptable.

Yes I agree that's not acceptable.
Exactly like boot camp. Especially for those who never danced before.

Hasn't Anton already apologized over that scandal? It's very pathetic that it's being dragged back up over a decade later. Especially when he has already apologized over it years ago.

And Ola like Giovanni I will defend here, all that's being said about them is that they're strict/possibly unpleasant people behind the scenes, that alone shouldn't warrant all of this that's going on.

After all the dancers do have to encourage some standards for their contestants, because the judges certainly don't.

The other scandals I am willing to more than hear out personally, as there's definitely room of doubt in my mind about what was going on in some of these scenarios.

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