Hardened explorer Steve Backshall complained to the BBC about his Strictly pro Ola Jordan back in 2014 claiming she 'bullied' him - amid fears the show is 'fatally tarnished'

Steve Backshall complained to the BBC about his professional partner on Strictly Come Dancing Ola Jordan back in 2014 claiming she 'bullied' him. Steve Backshall complained to the BBC about his professional partner on Strictly Come Dancing Ola Jordan back in 2014 claiming she 'bullied' him As far back as 2014 there were claims of bullying when Steve appeared on the show. The hardened explorer and presenter, now 51, - who has dived with Great White sharks and wrestled poisonous snakes in his career - lodged a complaint with the channel The bullying claims have reemerged during a time of crisis for the show amid various abuse scandals and a misconduct probe - with insiders now saying that the show is 'fatally tarnished' After he made the complaint the pair were assigned a chaperone to follow them around after he refused to be alone with the now 41-year-old Polish-born dancer It comes after last week Ola's husband and fellow former pro on the show James furiously hit back after unearthed footage emerged of him telling his partner Georgina Bouzova he would 'drag her across the floor and scream at her' if she forgot her moves The ballroom dancer and choreographer, 46, has slammed the BBC after the clip began doing the rounds again following the recent Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima scandals James has since responded to the clip on his Instagram as he shared a raging statement saying that the footage was 'edited for entertainment' Bosses then called Ola in for a meeting and agreed that she and Steve would be accompanied at all times while they remained in the competition. Pro Graziano Di Prima, 30, was axed from the upcoming series over reports he verbally and physically abused his celebrity partner Zara McDermott, 27, during last year's competition Graziano's sacking came just weeks after Giovanni Pernice, 33, was suspended while a BBC probe is conducted over claims of off-camera misconduct made by Amanda Abbington, 50 Mr Pernice hit back at her interview, with his spokesman telling the Mail: 'The BBC has shared allegations from the inquiry with Giovanni, who has cooperated fully.