Strictly's Zara McDermott rows with Graziano Di Prima after revealing she's suffering from extreme exhaustion. 'I did double the workload to you!', she said on Instagram video.
The BBC could face a £1million legal bill over the Strictly Come Dancing misconduct scandal, according to reports, as two stars have left the show.
Last week, professional dancer Graziano Di Prima, 30, was axed from the show after he was accused of 'hitting and kicking' his celebrity partner Zara McDermott, 27, during rehearsals. Sources previously claimed Amanda, Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore had an 'emotional summit' where they 'compared notes' about their time working with Giovanni on the show.
Commenting on his axing in 2020 Fiona claimed that her former partner 'wasn't very nice' and that it was 'karma' that his contract wasn't renewed. Fiona added in an interview with The Mirror in 2021: 'Brendan is a rough old taskmaster and really wanted to be number one or nothing.' Meanwhile Ranvir complained about Giovanni to producers back in 2020, during their time on the show, while Laura said she 'cried every day' and felt 'uncomfortable' while dancing with him in 2016.
Zara has since been seen with only three toenails left , her feet 'bleeding' and 'passed out' on the floor as images of her in training have come to light once more 'It's one thing saying they are standing by him, but they feel as if Giovanni is being promoted and pushed centre stage in a bid to make them go away and keep quiet. It's a kick in the teeth.
Taken on October 25 just days before the pair were eliminated from the show in week six, Graziano waited for her to wake up as he captioned the snap: 'She asked me 5 minutes break'. Meanwhile, Ranvir complained about Giovanni to producers back in 2020, during their time on the show, while Laura said she 'cried every day' and felt 'uncomfortable' while dancing with him in 2016
Speaking at the Who Cares Wins awards, Zara said: 'Graziano told me not to go for the heels but to dance in men's shoes at the start.'I said honestly it's hurting and I took them off and my feet were bleeding. I was like, 'I told you I am not being dramatic!' 'The professor who operated on me back in December has advised that I am likely to need further surgery where they put metal screws and plates above and below the fractured area to fuse it together.
After Graziano shared the video of her napping Zara was quick to hit back by claiming she had done 'double the workload' of her professional partner 'When I was invited to be a contestant on the show it really was a childhood dream come true. I fully understood the level of commitment and hard work that Strictly was going to be and I dedicated everything to it.''And so much of my Strictly experience was everything I could have dreamt of. The entire production team and everyone behind the scenes as well as my fellow contestants were so amazing to worth with.
Zara broke her silence after Graziano was sacked from Strictly Come Dancing over reports he 'hit and kicked' her on Tuesday 'But after a lot of conversations with those I love, I've gained the strength to face these fears, and when I was asked to speak to the BBC, I spoke candidly about my time on the show.
Graziano, who was due to compete in his seventh series of Strictly before his sacking, is taking legal action against the BBC, MailOnline revealed on Monday and the BBC has vowed to fight back. A friend of the professional dancer said yesterday: 'There are questions over their procedures, and how they operate behind the scenes.'
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