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Strictly pros Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden and Dianne Buswell brush off any sign of trouble as they flash big grins while heading to rehearsals as show battles growing 'abuse' crisis


Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden and Dianne Buswell dismissed any sign of strife in the Strictly camp as they made her way to rehearsals on Wednesday.

The professional dancers brushed off the recent scandal which has hit the BBC show as she flashed big smiles for the camera (pictured Aljaz Skorjanec , Neil Jones and Nadiya Bychkova) Then fellow Italian dancer Graziano Di Prima was sacked from the programme earlier this month following claims he allegedly hit and spat at his dancing partner Zara McDermott, 27, during rehearsals. Responding to a Strictly fan's mocking disbelief that the hardened explorer - who has dived with Great White sharks and wrestled poisonous snakes in his career - could be 'reduced to tears' by the 5ft 4in dancer, James controversially joked: 'Please help me!!'

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