Is Strictly facing a major crisis? The nation's most most wholesome Saturday night show is struggling to sign up female celebs as a THIRD pro is named in misconduct probe amid claims of a 'sordid cover up'

Is Strictly facing a major crisis? The nation's most most wholesome Saturday night show is struggling to sign up female celebs as a THIRD pro is named in misconduct probe amid claims of a 'sordid cover up' By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 11:09 BST, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 11:24 BST, 17 July 2024 e-mail 1 View comments It's been the jewel in the BBC's crown for two decades, and this year was meant to even more sparkly for Strictly Come Dancing as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. But the razzamatazz has well and truly fizzled out of the flagship Saturday night show as the bombshell claims of misconduct behind the scenes keep on coming. On Tuesday night it was revealed that a third professional dancer on the show has been named as a 'person of interest' in the wake of the abuse and bullying allegations.

Graziano Di Prima , 30, was axed from the show last week over reports he verbally and physically abused his celebrity partner Zara McDermott , 27, during last year's series. It came just weeks after Giovanni Pernice , 33, was suspended while a BBC probe is conducted over claims of off-camera misconduct made by Amanda Abbington, 50, and two other former celeb partners . So is the nation's most most wholesome Saturday night show at crisis point? It's been the jewel in the BBC's crown for two decades but the razzamatazz has well and truly fizzled out of Strictly Come Dancing (Pictured: The 2023 winners Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola) Graziano Di Prima , 30, was axed fro.