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Strictly Come Dancing bosses accused of leaving celebrities woefully unprepared for the impact BBC show will have on their lives as former contestant says 'producers have only themselves to blame'
A former Strictly contestant has claimed that BBC bosses are leaving celebrities woefully unprepared for the dramatic effect that signing up for the show will have on their lives.
And now the star, who took part four years ago, suggests the scandal was inevitable due to the laidback attitude of producers who dismiss the gruelling training regimes as an occupational hazard of showbusiness. It comes as the BBC faces further questions over why psychological tests are not carried out with potential competitors, after actress Amanda Abbington complained that professional dancer Giovanni Pernice bullied her during their rehearsals. The claims appeared to echo those made last week by Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood, who revealed as a young dancer his teacher would 'whack us with a cane' as punishment for mistakes
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