The cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2023
The head of the BBC has issued an apology to the former Strictly Come Dancing contestants whose experience on the show “hasn’t been wholly positive”.
For the past two months, the long-running BBC dance show has been under investigation after official complaints were made by several former contestants, including 2023 participants Amanda Abbington and Zara McDermott.
While the investigation is still ongoing, Deadline has quoted director general Tim Davie as saying that “with the benefit of hindsight, we should have done more” to help certain celebrity contestants.
“I’m very sorry that anyone has had an experience on Strictly that hasn’t been wholly positive,” he continued. “That is something we do reflect on and I am sorry about that.”
Davie also said: “We care about duty of care and want people to have a positive experience. Overall we are........