Strictly's Zara McDermott hits back at Graziano Di Prima by insisting it 'wasn't a singular incident' after he downplayed his 'abusive' behaviour

Zara McDermott has furiously hit back at her professional partner Graziano Di Prima in a new statement, after he insisted his behaviour during rehearsals was a 'singular incident.' While Graziano admitted he 'crossed the line', he denied spitting at Zara, and insisted his behaviour was one-off incident, and the reality star's representative has now hit back in a new statement. Zara McDermott has furiously hit back at her professional partner Graziano Di Prima in a new statement, after he denied spitting at her during show rehearsals The professional dancer was axed from the BBC show last week over reports of he 'hit and kicked' the former Love Island star during last year's series While Graziano admitted he 'crossed the line', he denied spitting at Zara, with the reality star's representative now hitting back in a new statement It comes after Graziano's spokesman has said he apologised to Zara for kicking her at the time but denied claims he ever spat at her. Graziano's spokesman had previously said he apologised to Zara for kicking her at the time but denied claims he ever spat at her The investigation into his behaviour after fellow Italian Giovanni Pernice was accused of abusive behaviour by his 2023 dance partner Amanda Abbington Graziano, who believed the matter had been resolved at the time, was sacked from the show after a video of the idea was brought to the attention of the BBC last week.