Strictly star Graziano Di Prima axed by BBC after Zara McDermott claims [Video]

Graziano Di Prima has been dropped from Strictly Come Dancing over “events” he “deeply regrets”.

In what has become yet another disaster for the series after a controversy surrounding Giovanni Pernice, it was reported on Saturday (13 July) that Di Prima had been axed from the series over claims of “gross misconduct”.

Di Prima then told his social media followers he would no longer be a part of the forthcoming series, which is set to begin in September – despite being confirmed to return last month.

He wrote in on Instagram: “I deeply regret the events that led to my departure from Strictly. My intense passion and determination to win might have affected my training regime.

“While respecting the BBC HR process, I acknowledge it’s only right for the sake of …