Anton Du Beke appears to have made his feelings clear about Graziano Di Prima. The Strictly Come Dancing judge has unfollowed the professional dancer on Instagram after abuse allegations from Zara McDermott . Despite this, he still remains close with Giovanni Pernice who was also booted off the BBC show after ongoing allegations.
His former co-star Amanda Abbington was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after starring alongside the dancer last season. But with Graziano in the spotlight after his axing too, it's clear what Anton thinks of the whole ordeal amid his own ordeal. Anton has been caught up in his own storm over allegations of "serious misconduct" during his time on the show.
He's being represented by heavyweight lawyers Carter Ruck after his former dance partner Laila Rouass named him in a complaint. The pair danced together back in 2009 when Anton was still strutting his stuff as a professional dancer on the show. Insiders have revealed that there's talk of lodging an official complaint with the Beeb soon.
At the heart of the matter is a comment Anton made about Laila's appearance post-spray tan, where he remarked she looked like "a P*ki", a term he has since deeply regretted and apologised for using. Du Beke addressed the incident, saying: "I must say immediately and categorically that I am not a racist and that I do not use racist language." "During the course of rehearsals Laila and I have exchanged a great deal of banter entirely in jest, and two wee.