A Strictly Come Dancing pro issues a demand to BBC bosses in order to save troubled show after controversies. Pasha Kovalev has spoken out and said that those in charge of the show need to "re-establish rules" in order to save the series. The BBC series is currently involved in controversy over how the professional dancers teach the celebs, with several accusations of bullying and abusive behaviour.
His comments come after Pasha's wife Rachel Riley, who he was partnered up with on the show in 2013, said her experience left her with PTSD and compared it to a "hostage situation". Pasha, who left Strictly in 2018 after eight years, said he'd never witnessed any inappropriate during his time there. He said: "I guess in every office in the country you'd have one or two bad apples, and when it comes to it, it needs to be dealt with.
The rules need to be regulated, or revisited, and the atmosphere should be re-established where people are trusting one another, people are positive and working together to create a better show – delivering a better product, and entertaining people. It's entertainment for Christ's sake – it's supposed to be fun." Pasha added: "There is no reason to have a break, in spite of all this controversy and discussions lately.
It needs to be addressed, to be fixed, people need to be listened to for a proper creative, celebratory atmosphere." Back in April, Rachel opened up about her PTSD, saying: "I got PTSD following Strictly. A lot of people who have don.