Strictly bosses 'in talks to hire chaperones for stars' as they 'toughen up duty of care' following Graziano Di Prima and Giovanni Pernice scandals

Strictly Come Dancing bosses are reportedly considering hiring chaperones for stars following pro dancers Graziano Di Prima and Giovanni Pernice both being accused of misconduct. Strictly Come Dancing bosses are reportedly considering hiring chaperones for stars following pro dancers Graziano Di Prima and Giovanni Pernice both being accused of misconduct Pernice, 33, was suspended while a BBC probe is conducted over claims of off-camera misconduct made by Amanda Abbington, 50, and two other former celeb partners Di Prima, 30, was axed from the show last week over reports he verbally and physically abused his celebrity partner Zara McDermott, 27, during last year's series 'It's 90 per cent a happy ship but the push to win and compete might have meant some overstepping of the mark. He believes that there is a lot of pressure on professionals to get nines or tens to entertain the audience.’ The BBC are said to be 'toughening up' their duty of care with executive Sam Bickley in charge of ensuring the welfare of participants It comes following MailOnline exclusive reports that the BBC has vowed to fight back after it was revealed that Graziano is taking legal action against the broadcaster Strictly production staff raised concerns about Di Prima’s conduct last year, but bosses only went as far as to issue quiet warnings to him This paper revealed today that Strictly production staff raised concerns about Di Prima’s conduct last year, but bosses only went as far as to issue quiet warnings to him. My intense passion and determination to win might have affected my training regime' Zara 'passed out' during rehearsal with Strictly partner Graziano in a 'resurfaced' video from last October after he was accused of 'hitting and kicking her' in rehearsals After Graziano shared the video of her napping Zara was quick to hit back by claiming she had done 'double the workload' of her professional partner Since allegations emerged that Graziano 'kicked and hit' Zara during rehearsals, their humorous 'bickering' videos have been viewed in a different light Taken on October 25 just days before the pair were eliminated from the show in week six, Graziano waited for her to wake up as he captioned the snap: 'She asked me 5 minutes break'. The following month, Zara joked that the pair had been rowing about food as she shared a clip of herself hiding from Graziano behind a curtain alongside audio footage Three days later, Zara poked fun at Graziano not giving her time to take a break, sharing a video of herself eating a sandwich while the dancer looked exasperated The pair's Strictly journey came to an end on Halloween week, with the duo being eliminated after losing the dance off to Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk Graziano later shared a gushing post about his relationship with Zara and she in turn posted about their 'unbreakable bond' in a post that she has since deleted The following month, Zara joked that the pair had been rowing about food.