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BBC had 'complaints about Gregg Wallace's behaviour on Strictly Come Dancing 10 years ago'


The BBC is said to have received complaints about Gregg Wallace's behaviour during his stint on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, having meetings before allowing him to stay on the show.

Gregg competed in Strictly during it's 2014 series and was partnered with Aliona Vilani (Image: BBC/Ray Burmiston)"It included sexual comments which made people feel incredibly uncomfortable. In resurfaced training footage from Strictly, Gregg is seen boasting about not wearing underwear during a rehearsal session with Aliona that was caught on camera. The presenter strongly denies the allegations against him (Image: BBC/Shine TV)Amidst the scandal, Gregg has now expressed regret for previously characterising the complaints as coming from "a handful of middle-class women of a certain age".

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