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Strictly in fresh scandal as former staff members ‘screamed at and insulted by dancers’ amid ‘toxic culture’

Strictly Come Dancing is facing fresh scandal amid claims former staff members have spoken of a "toxic culture" at the show.

Strictly Come Dancing is facing fresh scandal as some former staff members have spoken of an alleged “toxic culture” at the show. Graziano Di Prima has left the show after his alleged treatment of Zara McDermott came to light (Credit: BBC) She claimed that she had heard of junior staff experiencing “verbal abuse” from dancers, which included “shouting, screaming and being insulted, to an extraordinary level”. BBC Studios has said it “does not recognise” the claims, “nor will hundreds of production personnel who have worked with us through multiple series and across the two decades the show has been on air”.

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