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Richard Madeley defends Strictly's Ola Jordan amid claims she 'bullied' partner Steve Backshall


Hardened explorer and presenter Steve, 51, lodged a complaint with the BBC after struggling in gruelling practice sessions back in 2014.

Hardened explorer and presenter Steve, 51, - who has dived with Great White sharks and wrestled poisonous snakes in his career - lodged a complaint with the BBC after struggling in gruelling practice sessions back in 2014. Discussing what would be coming up on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, the host revealed they would be speaking to Strictly alumni Reverend Richard Coles and Edwina Currie about their time on the show. He also complained that the constant training affected his social life, saying: 'I'm actually a little bit disappointed about the fact I'm supposedly in this incredibly high-profile position and I haven't even got a minute to see my oldest and dearest friends, let alone to go on a date.

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