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Strictly's Graziano Di Prima goes back to £6 an hour job in Sicily after 'losing everything' following allegations he 'hit and kicked' former dance partner Zara McDermott


The professional dancer, 31, was axed from the BBC show over reports he 'hit and kicked' his former partner Zara McDermott , 27, during rehearsals last year.

After fleeing the UK to go back to his native home in Italy with his wife Giada, a fellow dancer who stars on the Italian version of Strictly, Graziano 'has taken a job on a farm, ploughing fields, living with cows and picking grapes'. The allegations came to light after members of production presented video of training room incidents to BBC HR executives investigating Graziano's co-star Giovanni Pernice amid bullying accusations from his partner Amanda Abbington. But a BBC insider told the Mail that the broadcaster will fight back, explaining: 'Why would any workplace, particularly one paid for by the public, offer support to someone who acted in an undoubtedly abhorrent manner?'

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