BBC Strictly's Janette Manrara breaks silence on show scandal in bombshell statement

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Janette Manrara weighed in on the Strictly Come Dancing controversy as the hit series approaches its 20th year.The former professional dancer, who stepped away from her role in 2021 to present BBC spin-off It Takes Two, dropped the opinion that addressing the recent abuse allegations on the show "wouldn't be fair" to the newcomers.

She expressed her concern that it would impose "negativity" upon the fresh batch of celebs and their dance partners. Her input follows the troubling claims levelled at Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima about their conduct with their dance partners.

The scandal deepened as the BBC initiated an inquiry following Amanda Abbington's accusations that Giovanni exhibited "unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean" behaviour towards her, reports the Mirror.While Giovanni has refused all charges put against him, Graziano's stint on the show came to an end amid revelations he was said to have accidentally kicked Love Island's Zara McDermott during training.

Graziano conveyed his regrets but also clarified: "I didn't deliberately hurt anyone. I am not a monster. I am not an abusive man," and revealed the situation had severely impacted his mental state leading him to grapple with "ugly thoughts".When quizzed on Times Radio about whether the allegations should be addressed by the show's hosts, Janette stated: "I don't pick the script.