Strictly's Graziano Di Prima declares he's 'not a monster' weeks after show axe

Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima were paired together on Strictly (Image: (Image: BBC)) Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Graziano Di Prima has addressed the claims made about him over the past few weeks. The dancer has denied being an abusive person and plans to return to dancing despite facing allegations regarding his conduct with a previous show participant. Di Prima, who was axed from Strictly last month amid claims about his behaviour towards his 2023 celebrity dance partner, ex-Love Island contestant Zara McDermott , has recently spoken out to clear his name.

In his defence, he told Daily Mail : "I didn't deliberately hurt anyone," expressing confusion over the origin of McDermott's accusations. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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