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Strictly's Zara McDermott was 'too scared to speak up' about her 'distressing' experience with Graziano Di Prima after reports he verbally and physically abused her


The former Love Islander, 27, broke her silence on the allegations on Tuesday, as she shared that in the training room with Graziano there were 'particular incidents which are incredibly distressing'.

The former Love Islander, 27, broke her silence on the allegations on Tuesday, as she took to Instagram to share that while much of her time on Strictly'was everything I could have dreamt of' inside the training room with Graziano there were 'particular incidents which are incredibly distressing'. 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. The former Love Islander, 27, broke her silence on the allegations on Tuesday, as she took to Instagram to share that while much of her time on Strictly 'was everything I could have dreamt of' inside the training room with Graziano there were 'particular incidents which are incredibly distressing'

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