Bullying scandal should not take shine off Strictly, says contestant Sam Quek
The TelegraphBBC executives have been deciding whether to release the review findings before Saturday’s show, which would have overshadowed its launch, or to delay it until the series is under way. Hadland, best known for her role in the comedy series Miranda, said she felt reassured by the BBC’s introduction of extra duty-of-care measures, which include chaperones in the rehearsal room. It feels like a lot of things have been put into place, so I certainly feel like we couldn’t be doing it in a better environment in terms of being well looked-after,” Hadland said. ‘Doing it for my mum’ Merson said that Adams had given him one word of advice about taking part in the show: “Don’t.” “He said it’s the hardest thing he’s ever done. “This is her favourite programme on TV and I promised I’d go on it.” Merson said his dance experience was limited.