Will Bailey has urged Strictly Come Dancing bosses to make changes to their care policy after his own experience led him to feel dismissed and even depressed at a difficult time. As he prepares to represent the Paralympics GB team in the table tennis events at Paris' Olympic Games , the Paralympic athlete has spoken out amid the escalating crisis around the BBC One programme during recent press chats. The 36-year-old competed in the show back in 2019, with professional partner Janette Manrara , but he was forced to withdraw when he sustained an injury after jumping off a table during a rehearsal.
With reports of misconduct behind the scenes continuing to emerge, casting a dark cloud over the show's 20th anniversary, Will has recalled his own experience and called producers out again on This Morning , live from Slovenia. Speaking to Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett this Tuesday, Will first insisted he had no hard feelings with former dance partner Janette Manrara as he said about his overall Strictly stint: "I felt like I was in a dream, I felt so grateful and so honoured." But he eventually had to open up about his injury, saying: "We were practicing the dance and it was my favourite dance.
I was Casper the friendly ghost and it was a jive." Remembering that he knew all along he would need to perform an ambitious jump during his routine, he then added: "I jumped off the table during dress rehearsal and that's when the accident happened. Obviously it was traumatic for me.
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