Graziano Di Prima has faced allegations this week about his alleged misconduct on Strictly Come Dancing.
With two months to go until the BBC One dance contest is back on screens for 2024, Aljaz Skorjanec is back in among the troupe of pros, and Graziano Di Prima is out.
Graziano is facing allegations of gross misconduct. He’s been accused of hitting, kicking and spitting at his 2023 celebrity partner Zara McDermott.
This is the latest scandal Strictly has faced in recent months, following Giovanni Pernice’s exit from the show.
But how did events reach this point?
Full timeline of Strictly Come Dancing scandal 2024
Late 2023
In September 2023, Amanda Abbington slapped down tabloid claims of a ‘feud’ between her and pro partner Giovanni Pernice.
Those whispers just wouldn’t go away, however – and the pair addressed the matter on Strictly: It Takes Two.
Amanda said at the time she and Giovanni “laugh a lot” and “have the same sense of humour”.
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