A Strictly Come Dancing star has become the first female on the showĀ to face allegations of bullying aĀ celebrity dance partner.
It has been alleged that the pair would row every single day and that the professional dancer would fly into a rage if he failed to grasp his steps.
His complaint is to be emailed to the legal firmĀ Carter Ruck by tomorrow and is understood to contain no mention of any physical abuse.
Strictly Come Dancing star becomes first female to face bullying allegations
A Strictly Come Dancing sourceĀ said: "The man in question felt very much victimised by the behaviour of his Strictly partner.
āHe alleges that on several occasions she flew into a real fury when he couldnāt get the steps right, and on one occasion screamed full in his face. They rowed every single day.
āHe was left upset, struggling to sleep, and feeling isolated in the process. But even worse, he felt totally unsupported by Strictly. When he suffered the setback, it was clear he was struggling, but he felt there was no duty of care. After leaving the show, he was not contacted again, even by phone.ā
The source added that the contestant was in a bad place and feared speaking out about the issue.
They said: āThe show had a serious impact on his life, and affected his ability to work long after he left the dance floor.ā
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However, the source stated: āIt wasnāt all bad, they did get on some of the time. Itās just there were some Ādifficult moments.ā
A BBC spokesperson said: āWe will not be commenting on individuals or engaging in speculation. However, as we have said previously we will always listen if people want to make us aware of something or raise it with us directly and we have appropriate procedures and processes in place to manage this.ā
Carter Ruck is currently handling at least three allegations of misconduct from three ex-contestants.
These includeĀ Amanda Abbington, who claims to have suffered from PTSD after her time with Giovanni Pernice.
Last week, Graziano Di Prima was fired afterĀ a video of him kicking partnerĀ Zara McDermott surfaced. The star has since apologised for his āmistakeā.
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