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Strictly's Edwina Currie takes a thinly veiled swipe at Zara McDermott as she claims influencers don't understand hard work 'because they're only famous for lounging around'


The former MP, 77, appeared on the daytime show with Reverend Richard Coles , who also danced on Strictly , to discuss the programme's recent controversy.

Zara, 27, who rose to fame on Love Island in 2018, was allegedly kicked and hit at by her Strictly partner Graziano Di Prima during her stint on the BBC celebrity competition in late 2023 BBC executives sacked Graziano after members of production presented bosses with video of the pro dancer 'hitting and kicking' Love Island star Zara during training last Autumn. Zara herself admitted in her statement shared on Tuesday that she was too worried about coming forward to complain about Graziano's behaviour, in a sign that she too didn't want to tarnish the show's wholesome reputation as well as her own career prospects.

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