'I was scared about my future:' Zara McDermott opens up following Graziano Di Prima’s Strictly exit

It was confirmed at the weekend that the Italian dancer is no longer part of the 2024 professional line-up following allegations about his teaching methods

Zara McDermot and Graziano Di Prima were partnered on Strictly (Ray Burniston/BBC)

Zara McDermott has said she “wrestled with the fear of opening up” about her time on Strictly Come Dancing because she feared “public backlash” and “victim shaming”, following her former professional partner Graziano Di Prima’s exit from the show.

It was confirmed at the weekend that the Italian dancer is no longer part of the 2024 professional line-up and Di Prima has said his “intense passion and determination to win might have affected” his training regime.