BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Graziano Di Prima opens up on family struggle amid show axe in hope for 'fresh start'

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Former Strictly Come Dancing star Graziano Di Prima has opened up about a personal struggle in the past year which also saw his axing from the hit dance show.

He was due to return for the BBC One dance contest's 2024 series but shortly after the professional dancer line-up was announced in June ahead of the 2024 series launch in September, it was confirmed by the BBC that Graziano would no longer be returning to the ballroom with the dancer saying he "deeply regretted" the events that led to his exit.

A BBC spokesperson previously said at the time: "We can confirm that Graziano Di Prima is no longer a part of the line-up of professional dancers for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.

While we would never comment on individual cases, it is well-known that the BBC has established robust duty of care procedures, and if issues are raised we will always take them seriously and act swiftly as appropriate." In November, four months on from his last social media post in July, Graziano has returned to social media with a dramatic video in which he could be seen walking across a bridge at night while clips of his early dancing career as a youngster flashed across the screen.