Strictly Come Dancing scandals: All the show's dramas from race rows and voting gaffes to bullying allegations as under fire show returns

Strictly Come Dancing is set to make its hotly-anticipated return on Saturday night after being rocked by a number of scandals over the summer. Giovanni's 'bullying' row In May, it was revealed that longtime Strictly professional Giovanni Pernice had quit the BBC series, after he was accused of 'bullying' his celebrity partner Amanda Abbington The actress is said to have demanded footage of their rehearsals after struggling with Giovanni's 'militant approach to training' In May, it was revealed that longtime Strictly professional Giovanni Pernice had quit the BBC series, after he was accused of 'bullying' his celebrity partner Amanda Abbington. Rachel Riley began dating her dancer partner Pasha Kovalev in 2013 after splitting from her husband, and since then they've gone onto marry in 2019 and they now have two daughters Four months after the 2018 series concluded Stacey Dooley and her partner Sam Tucknott announced they were separating and she later dated Strictly partner Kevin Clifton On the same series, Countdown's Rachel Riley's relationship Pasha Kovalev ended her marriage to Jamie Gilbert, to whom she had been married for just one year. Voting gaffes In 2008, Strictly's voting system was hit by a huge gaffe in the semi-finals, as viewers noted that it would be literally impossible to save Holby City star Tom Chambers from the dance-off Typically Strictly Come Dancing's voting system is a well-run machine, allowing viewers to call in and back their favourite couples, or vote for free online. Craig's awkward apology Craig was forced to apologise in 2019 after he said 'sleeping with your partner' can help secure a Strictly victory, in reference to Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton's romance Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton now share daughter Minnie together, but they first came together after winning the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing.