Strictly Come Dancing crew faced shouting, screaming and insults, staff say
The BBC spoke to 15 members of crew about their experiences on the dancing show, with all wanting to remain anonymous for fear of career repercussions
Members of Strictly Come Dancing’s crew faced “shouting, screaming and being insulted” while working on the BBC dancing show, according to a former member of production staff.
One runner on the show told BBC News he was called “stupid” for asking for a handover, and was screamed at by a celebrity, who got so close to his face he could feel his spit.
BBC News spoke to 15 current and former members of the programme’s crew about working conditions on the show and all of them wished to remain anonymous out of concern for career repercussions.
It comes amid a storm of controversy over the alleged treatment of contestants on Strictly.
The results of an investigation, launched by the corporation following allegations made about Giovanni Pernice by former participant Amanda Abbington, have not yet been published. Pernice rejects the allegations and fellow dancer Graziano Di Prima has also left the show.
Speaking of his experiences on the show, the runner, named as Oscar, said: “Producers would be drinking and partying, while everyone else was running around stressed out.”
