STRICTLY stars risk the wrath of BBC bosses after throwing their support behind axed dancer Graziano Di Prima. The 30-year-old was sacked from the show earlier this year after allegations of physical and verbal misconduct. It centred around his partnership with Love Island's Zara McDermott during last year's series.
But as Graziano returned to social media this week, he was flooded with support from his former Strictly colleagues. Vowing to continue to dance, he shared a video of himself dancing with his wife Giada Lini, a cast member on Strictly's Italian counterpart. In footage interweaved with his childhood dancing videos, the pair performed to Andra Day's Rise Up on a bridge for the Instagram post.
more on strictly So far Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas as well as pro dancers Katya Jones and Nancy Xu have liked the post. Beeb bosses previously told off Shirley, 64, after she spoke out in stern support of Giovanni Pernice following his departure. They had banned show stars from speaking about the 33-year-old dancer during the BBC probe into his behaviour with Amanda Abbington.
At the time of his departure, Italian dancer Graziano said: "I deeply regret the events that led to my departure from Strictly. Most read in News TV "My intense passion and determination to win might have affected my training regime. "Respecting the BBC HR process, I understand it's best for the show that I step away.
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