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Dancing On Ice skater Vanessa Bauer has praised the ITV show’s duty of care towards celebrities, following the current Strictly misconduct scandal.
The 28-year-old professional skater said that unlike the BBC programme, the training sessions are already attended by show staff.
Speak with The sun She said: ‘Their training regime is different to Dancing On Ice. But yeah, the training is intense.
‘All of our sessions are recorded and we also have coaches who help us spot our lifts.
‘We have to take extra safety measures, so there are already people on the ice rink most of the time.’
Dancing On Ice skater Vanessa Bauer has praised the ITV show’s duty of care towards celebrities, following the current Strictly misconduct scandal
The 28-year-old professional skater revealed that unlike the BBC programme, their training sessions are already attended by show staff
It comes after Strictly Come Dancing bosses are reportedly considering hiring escorts for the stars, after professional dancers Graziano Di Prima and Giovanni Pernice were both accused of misconduct.
Di Prima, 30, was dropped from the show last week amid reports he verbally and physically abused his celebrity partner Zara McDermott27, during last year’s series.
Meanwhile, Pernice, 33, has been suspended while the BBC conducts an investigation into claims of off-screen misconduct by Amanda Abbington, 50, and two other former celebrities.
The BBC is said to be making its duty of care ‘tighter’ by making director Sam Bickley responsible for the welfare of participants.
A source for The times: ‘[Sam] ‘we will discuss the protocols and where they need to be tightened’.
‘It’s a happy ship 90 percent of the time, but the drive to win and compete may have pushed the boundaries of what is acceptable.
He continued: ‘We acted quickly and decisively to nip this in the bud, but that does not detract from the fact that almost everyone had a very pleasant, enriching experience taking part in the show.’
Meanwhile, Kristina Rihanoff, who appeared on the dance show from 2009 to 2015, recently revealed the reality of filming Strictly Come Dance.
The revelation comes hot on the heels of Amanda Abbington’s allegations that Strictly’s Giovanni Pernice bullied her during rehearsals – something he denies
Another Strictly pro, Graziano Di Prima, 30, was axed from the show last week amid reports he verbally and physically abused his celebrity partner Zara McDermott, 27, during last year’s series.
Zara wrote that while much of her time on Strictly was ‘everything I could have imagined’ in the training room, there were ‘particular incidents that were incredibly painful’
Former professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff revealed earlier this week that rehearsals were often “frustrating” and “pressurey” but mentoring celebrities would make them feel “more comfortable.”
Speak with BBC newsThe 46-year-old Russian dancer admitted that rehearsals were often “frustrating” and “pressured”, adding that celebrities should be accompanied during rehearsals.
She said celebrities would feel more comfortable if there was someone there to monitor and observe the situation.
The dancer said potential candidates would now feel “a little more comfortable” signing up for the show, now that there are chaperones present.
The scale of the crisis is evident from the fact that – around this time last year – Zara, former newsreader Angela Rippon and TV presenter Angela Scanlon had already signed up for the show.
Finalist Layton Williams had also agreed to come and Les Dennis was about to do so as well.
All of these names had already entered the public domain, but this year not a single name of a famous woman has been mentioned.