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Former Strictly pro Kristina Rihanoff defends the show as she claims 'every single second' of rehearsals was filmed during her stint with members of crew present
The Russian dancer, 46, who starred on Strictly from 2009 until 2015, shared her thoughts on the ongoing allegations of abuse from professionals.
Graziano Di Prima was sacked after five years on Strictly in the wake of claims that he hit and kicked his celebrity partner Zara McDermott. Kristina - who is engaged to her former celebrity partner Ben Cohen- then returned to America and filed huge amounts of paperwork detailing her certification regarding various dance styles, as well as teaching qualifications and character profiles. She had 10 years of experience teaching dance by the time she was being hired for the show, something she feels may be lacking in the current cast (Kristina pictured with former celebrity partner and now-fiance Ben Cohen in 2014)
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