Melanie Blake reveals what old ITV boss said about Coleen Nolan Melanie Blake, whose celebrity clients include Stephanie Beacham, Gillian Taylforth, Patsy Kensit, Claire King, Beverley Callard and Coleen Nolan, has shared claims about her experience behind the scenes of Strictly Come Dancing . The former celebrity publicist typed on X about how her clients were treated with disdain by unnamed professional dancers who would claim they had "never heard" of their famous partner. Melanie claimed: "The following is what I personally witnessed - pro dancers being introduced to their celeb partners being arrogant and saying they’d either never heard of them (and I’m sure they knew whom they had because the ‘meet’ vt is about the celebs surprise at which pro they got - not the other way round - so they clearly couldn’t even be bothered to read the bios).
"Immediate ageism if the female celeb was over 40 - actively saying they wished they had 'not got an old one' and ‘I’ll never get her to the final’ - all within in earshot of the celeb and me, which of course was a massive confidence dent before they’d even begun." READ MORE: BBC boss confirms Strictly future and apologises for 'disappointing' allegations Melanie shared how her clients were treated with disdain by Strictly professionals. (Image: Getty) Fans were quick to share their disappointment over the comments as they declared the alleged behaviour of the professionals "truly appalling".
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