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Strictly's Katya Jones breaks her silence on BBC scandal as she insists the competition isn't about the professional and the celebrity 'isn't her tool to win the show'


The Strictly professional has broken her silence on the recent BBC scandal as the crisis continues to deepen.

The latest developments come just weeks after Giovanni Pernice, 33, was suspended while a BBC probe is conducted over claims of off-camera misconduct made by Amanda Abbington, 50, and two other former celeb partners. James, who left Strictly in 2012 after appearing on eight series, also banned Georgina, who formerly starred on BBC medical drama Casualty, from eating sweets and chocolate and would only allow her to buy pineapple and ham when they visited a supermarket together. 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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