Strictly Come Dancing has been hit by scandal after explicit photos of one of the BBC show’s stars were allegedly leaked online.
Sun report that images of a star connected to the show have spread online, leaving the anonymous celebrity “shocked.”
A source said: “It is a huge betrayal of trust and has left them shocked.” They will take measures to take them down, but it is a real blow.
“This isn’t even the first person on Strictly it’s happened to – it’s like there’s another curse connected to the show.”
Strictly Come Dancing has been hit by scandal after explicit photos of one of the BBC show’s stars were allegedly leaked online.
The Sun reports that images of a star linked to the show, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, have spread online, leaving the unnamed celebrity “shocked”. There is no suggestion that any of the stars pictured above are involved.
In 2020, strictly professional dancer Katya Jones was said to be left devastated after explicit photos of her were reportedly leaked.
The star’s iCloud was allegedly hacked and contained photos taken three years earlier.
In 2019, celebrity contestant Jamie Laing was concerned about the circulation of explicit photos, fearing it would get him in trouble with producers.
Celebrity contestants Saffron Barker, Ricky Whittle, David James and Catherine Tyldesley have also been victims of photo leaks in the past.
MailOnline has contacted a Strictly representative for comment.
The show is currently embroiled in another scandal surrounding one of its longest-serving professional dancers, Giovanni Pernice.
The dancer has reportedly quit Strictly due to an ongoing misconduct dispute with his celebrity partners and will not appear on the show’s upcoming 20th season.
Giovanni, who has starred on Strictly for eight years, is now being investigated by BBC bosses.
A source said: “It is a huge betrayal of trust and has left them shocked.” They will take action to remove them but it is a real blow’ (pictured: show judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse – there is no suggestion the photo leak is related to the judges )
The show is currently embroiled in another scandal surrounding one of its longest-serving professional dancers, Giovanni Pernice.
Three women, including the actress. Amanda Abbingtonhave hired £700-an-hour lawyers at top London law firm Carter Ruck to bring claims against Giovanni and the BBC.
The Sicilian dancer, 33, is accused of “threatening and abusive behaviour” while working with celebrity contestants on the show including Abbington, Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh and former Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore.
Abbington previously spoke out after the Daily Mail reported that Giovanni had asked the BBC to record his rehearsals with the actress due to growing concerns about her behaviour.
Speaking to Katie Hind, she said: “I asked for them to be recorded, it was me. Giovanni is unpleasant. He was terrible to some of us, a group of us.
Abbington went on to describe how his life had been devastated by the experience, which has spiraled since he abruptly left the show midway through the last series.
In January, he claimed he had suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after working with Giovanni and later complained of suffering a bruise on his foot during training.
Three women, including actress Amanda Abbington, have hired £700-an-hour lawyers at top London law firm Carter Ruck to bring claims against Giovanni and the BBC.
“You don’t understand how horrible this all is,” he said. ‘Giovanni’s fans have started trolling me now. “I had to leave social media and I received death threats.”
The actress also insisted that she had complained about Giovanni’s behavior shortly after the series began. “I went to the producers from the beginning and told them about Giovanni,” she said.
And he lamented the consequences: ‘All this because I didn’t enjoy a television program. “I didn’t enjoy it because of all this.”
Details about how Giovanni allegedly behaved have not yet been released. But days after his phone call, the BBC published an unprecedented statement about the dispute.
A spokesperson promised that the broadcaster would carry out its investigation with “care, fairness and sensitivity to all concerned.”
The spokesperson said: “If a complaint is made to the BBC, we assess and take the necessary steps to establish the facts, whether there is a case to answer and, if appropriate, what action should be taken.”
Abbington previously spoke out after the Daily Mail reported that Giovanni had asked the BBC to record his rehearsals with the actress due to growing concerns about her behaviour.
‘This is all within the context that the BBC has a duty of care to all people linked to a complaint, that applies to those who have made the complaint and those about whom it has been complained.
“While we know that our shows have been positive experiences for many who have participated, we will always consider any issues raised with care, fairness and sensitivity to all concerned.”
Sources familiar with the situation say the BBC was pressured by Amanda’s team to say publicly that it was she who asked for the rehearsals to be recorded.
A source said: “It’s terrible, really. Amanda wanted the BBC to set the record straight and confirm her version of events. But of course they can’t. It just goes to show that if you don’t like what’s being said, you shout it out. voice aloud.’