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Strictly's Anton Du Beke breaks his silence after his '1970s-style behaviour' with former dance partner Laila Rouass 'raised concerns' amid BBC misconduct probe


The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 58, reduced contestant Laila to tears during the 2009 series when he jokingly told her she 'looked like a P***' after her spray tan.

As he is the latest star to be thrown into the misconduct scandal, Anton brushed off the resurfaced historic row by sharing a sweet birthday message from his wife Hannah The new measures include a member of the production team being present during training room rehearsals at all times, and increased support for both celebrity contestants and the professional dancers. Kate Phillips, BBC's Director of Unscripted, said: 'Whilst we know our shows have been positive experiences for the vast majority of those who have taken part, if issues are raised with us, or we're made aware of inappropriate behaviour, we will always take that seriously and act.

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