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Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara has spoken out about her former partner Will Bayley's 'life-changing' injuries on the show, saying "it was hard".

Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara penned a four-word reply after Peter Andre leapt to the defence of some of the show's professional dancers amid recent allegations. Peter spoke out amid the show drama – recently Graziano Di Prima was axed amid gross misconduct claims towards ex-celeb partner Zara McDermott, while Giovanni Pernice, who has also been axed, has faced accusations about his training approach by Amanda Abbington.

Strictly Come Dancing sensation Janette Manrara hit back with a four-word reply after Peter Andre emphatically jumped to the defence of the show's professional dancers amidst swirling claims.

Paralympian star Will Bayley, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2019, has revealed his true feelings about dance partner Janette Manrara on This Morning, saying she was “unbelievable,” following reports detailing the injuries he suffered during the series that caused him to drop out.The table tennis player, 36, who is currently in Slovenia preparing for the Summer Paralympics in Paris, suffered a serious injury to his knee ligaments following a jump from a table during a routine in rehearsals. Will appeared on This Morning on Tuesday 23 July where he described the accident that occurred while Janette was watching from the sidelines. It comes after he opened up on the injury in an interview with The Sun saying: “We practised a few times and I was really careful.

The boss of the BBC has apologized for the Strictly Come Dancing scandal, saying “with the benefit of hindsight we should have done more” but positing that this year’s contestants are “itching to get going.”

Will Bayley, former Strictly star, has revealed that he felt dismissed as "making a mountain out of a molehill" when he brought up his life-altering injury to the BBC.

Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancers have been speaking out about being back together for the first time as they kicked off rehearsals for the 2024 series. The start of their work on the string of pro numbers that will feature throughout the series began on Monday (July 22).

Janette Manrara has spoken out amidst the ongoing Strictly Come Dancing controversies. A representative for the star has said that Janette "has never received any complaints" about her coaching style, following a former celeb partner's less-than-flattering comments. The BBC also issued a statement today after It Takes Two presenter Janette faced backlash from ex-dance partner Will Bayley.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Janette Manrara has responded after one of her former dance partners said he had suffered a life-changing injury during rehearsals with her. It comes as the BBC competition faces allegations of alleged bullying and misconduct among the professional dancers.

The BBC has responded to accusations made by Strictly's former contestant Will Bayley, who recently called out his ex-dance partner Janette Manrara regarding an injury he sustained on the show. He alleges a lack of "no duty of care".

Scarlett Moffatt is set to explore her faith as she is one of seven celebrities with differing beliefs appearing on BBC Two's The Pilgrimage: The Road to the Scottish Isles. The TV star, 31, joins Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 56, Monty Panesar, 39, Louisa Clein, 42, Nick Hewer, 78, Shazia Mirza, 46, and Will Bayley, 34.

Strictly star Will Bayley has claimed the silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympic games. The 33-year-old, from Poole, narrowly missed out on the gold medal at this year's table tennis final, coming second to Yan Shuo of China.

Mike Bushell, 54, was left feeling nostalgic on Sunday evening after he was hit with a "wonderful" memory of his time on Strictly Come Dancing.