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Zara McDermott’s gushing words about ‘inseparable’ bond with Graziano Di Prima on Strictly months before allegations emerged

Zara McDermott once gushed over her "inseparable" bond with Graziano Di Prima on Strictly months before the recent allegations emerged.

Zara said on boyfriend Sam Thompson’s Hits UK show: “It’s really crazy like the bond and the relationship we’ve built, because you have to bypass all the awkward stage where you kind of like don’t know each other very well. At the time, Graziano said of his and Zara’s partnership: “The thing for me, every season I try to make a friend, because this person needs to feel comfortable in the room with me, because they’ve never danced before for example, and we don’t know each other. Zara recently spoke out following allegations over Graziano’s misconduct (Credit: SplashNews.com)She said: “Reports have been made about my treatment on the show and there were witnesses to some events, as well as videos of particular incidents which are incredibly distressing to watch.

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