‘Strictly Come Dancing’s Dark Heart Exposed: How Hyper Competitiveness Seeped Into A British TV Icon & Sparked An Abuse Scandal
deadline.comStrictly Come Dancing enjoys a unique status on British television. The beloved BBC show has been woven into the fabric of the nation for 20 years, with a peerless record in gathering families on the sofa and delivering a sequin-embroidered burst of light and energy as nights draw in for winter.
It consistently ranks among the UK’s highest-rated shows, has forged national treasures of its stars, and spawned 60 international imitations, not least ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.
The other remarkable thing about Strictly is that it boasts a virtually unblemished record when it comes to scandal. Put simply, it has always been the BBC’s golden child.
Until now. The show has been the subject of simmering bullying and misconduct concerns for months, and the allegations finally hit boiling point this week, prompting the BBC to fire a professional dancer and make tweaks to Strictly’s production regime.
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