It’s been reported that the BBC has cut the budget for Strictly Come Dancing amid investigations into the recent bullying scandal. The show has instead diverted the additional money into increased welfare measures on the show ahead of the upcoming 20th season. The reports come after the full line-up for 2024 has been announced to mixed feelings from fans .
After it was revealed that there was a gender imbalance of nine male celebrities to six female stars, some fans felt the lineup was lackluster and too heavily male. This comes following the controversy that the show has faced recently over bullying and abuse allegations from former female contestants. Join Metro's Strictly community on WhatsApp Want to be the first to get all the latest news and rumours from the Strictly dancefloor? Join our Strictly Come Dancing WhatsApp channel to keep up to date with all the behind-the-scenes gossip about your favourite pros, judges and celebrities.
Simply click on this link , select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers. Keep dancing! Giovanni Pernice has denied allegations of being ‘nasty’ to his former partner Amanda Abbington . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Graziano Di Prima , who was also accused of abusive behaviour by partner Zara McDermott has also denied allegations.
The dancer said that he ‘never meant.