Will Bayley 'made to feel Strictly injury was making mountain out of molehill' as he slams BBC's lack of care
dailyrecord.co.ukWill Bayley, former Strictly star, has revealed that he felt dismissed as "making a mountain out of a molehill" when he brought up his life-altering injury to the BBC.The Paralympic table tennis champion sustained significant harm during preparations for the 2019 edition of the dance show, and condemned "no duty of care".He asserted that despite dangers associated with a particular jump in a routine being communicated to the producers, he was pushed into attempting it.
Following his injury, the narrative spun seemed to place the blame on him.Bayley was born with arthrogryposis affecting all his limbs and spent his childhood battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.He had to undergo reconstructive knee surgery last January, post his enforced withdrawal from the show's 17th series at week seven due to a ripped anterior cruciate ligament.Considering his ordeal, he shared his thoughts on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, saying: "Lessons can be learned, but I'm called being woke if I say something like that, or controversial, which is unbelievable, really."But I just think that's not really a difficult thing to ask, I think it should be a priority."If the BBC are brilliant enough to get people with disabilities in, they have to really support those people, make sure that they're safe."And it's not like I've brought this up now, I've brought this up in writing as well, and I've brought this up many times...
It's just because the other stories have come out that mine has actually got listened to, but I have brought it up before."If someone gets an injury like mine, it will affect them for the rest of their life.
I'll never get over this knee injury, I have to deal with that."I just want to make a positive impact. If people listen, and try and
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