Jonathan Ross admits his ITV staff were 'scared of him' as he address workplace culture just days after BBC staff branded Strictly 'toxic and cruel'

Jonathan Ross has admitted his staff on his chat show were 'scared' of him as he candidly opened up about his relationship with colleagues days after BBC staff branded Strictly 'toxic and cruel'. It comes as Strictly Come Dancing was thrown into more crisis earlier this week as backstage staff branded the scandal-plagued show 'toxic and cruel ' The BBC show has been engulfed by drama since Giovanni Pernice was suspended after his celebrity partner Amanda Abbington accused him of abusive behaviour, saying he was 'cruel and mean.' Strictly Come Dancing celebrities will reportedly be required to undergo weekly psychological tests on the upcoming series, as the scandal-hit show continues to battle abuse claims It comes just days after Strictly Come was plunged into further crisis on Wednesday after Amanda claimed that Giovanni was trying to block the release of up to 50 hours of 'toxic' footage' following her bullying complaint to the BBC. Next year's contestants, who reportedly include TOWIE star Pete Wicks, 36, DIY SOS's Nick Knowles, 61, and soap star Jamie Borthwick, 30, will sit down with mental health experts frequently during their time under the glitterball And while celebrities may be eager to get their dancing shoes on, the Mirror has reported that the new season will have psychological checks to ensure they can handle the mental strain of learning new dances every week The requirement will not only provide more protection for celebrities but it will also help support the professional dancers as their worries have reportedly increased since the bullying claims made from Amanda Abbington about Giovanni Pernice 'And then every Friday, after the next sort of five weeks, I would get the producer saying, on the Friday, 'we just watched the footage back, we are shocked and horrified, we're so sorry'. The report comes just days after Strictly Come was plunged into further crisis on Wednesday after Amanda claimed that Giovanni was trying to block the release of up to 50 hours of 'toxic' footage' In an emotionally charged interview, the actress, 50, compared the dance show to 'the trenches' telling Channel 4 News that BBC producers had been left 'horrified' by clips that also allegedly exhibited 'humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature' Channel 4 presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who interviewed Amanda, also starred on the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing The bombshell interview comes as the flagship BBC One show continues to be rocked by a string of allegations, which saw Giovanni as well as professional dancer Graziano Di Prima step down.