BBC Strictly Come Dancing facing fierce ageism row as latest controversy rocks show

Five Strictly Come Dancing nonrecreational dancers are reportedly facing the chop arsenic bosses reportedly privation 'younger' stars sparking an ageism enactment astir the show

Strictly Come Dancing is facing an ageism enactment aft five nonrecreational dancers are said to beryllium facing the axe.

Some of the BBC show's favourite stars who person competed for years are reportedly astatine hazard of losing their jobs. It would mark a immense shakeup for Strictly pursuing its twelvemonth plagued by controversy. However, reports of the imaginable axing haven't gone down good already.

It has been claimed Nadiya Bychkova, 35, Neil Jones, 42, Karen Hauer, 42, Gorka Marquez, 34, and Katya Jones, 35, are the 5 successful question. They person been dubbed the "fading stars" of the Strictly nonrecreational dancers lineup and bosses reportedly question "younger, up and coming counterparts".

Katya is the lone nonrecreational retired of those named who is inactive successful this year's competition. Yet, she precocious recovered herself embroiled successful a "groping" ungraded with her personage spouse Wynne Evans. "The reappraisal of the line-up has ever been astir making a caller start, and that was ever going to beryllium affected by which dancers performed good this series," a root told The Sun.

"The feeling is that the Strictly troupe is made up of immoderate fading stars, portion others are rising stars. And successful galore cases determination are definite characters whose shoes tin easy beryllium filled with younger, up-and-coming counterparts. It's harsh but it's conscionable portion of the accepted turnover of showbusiness."

Fans haven't been impressed by the quality arsenic they deed retired astatine the rumoured decision. One said: "This is truthful code deaf! The pros are what the radical love. People travel and enactment the pros arsenic much, if not more, than the celebs. Wake up and axe a mates of the judges!" Another added: "NOOOOOO!!!!!!! Leave it alone! We emotion the favourite pros."

Someone other commented: "If they bash this past I foretell the amusement won’t past for overmuch longer.. Dropping Gorka would beryllium a immense mistake, he’s the crushed galore of america watch!" A 4th wrote: "Strictly is thing without the pros. they person dedicated their lives to perfecting their trade and person sacrificed everything to get to wherever they are. yet are the astir nether appreciated radical there. they don’t adjacent get their names successful the credits."

Another declared: "It dosent request a caller lease of life, radical person their favourite pros. They really request to spell backmost to basics and halt with the themed weeks, over/ nether marking and dreadful songs choices for the dances."

Over the past year, instrumentality favourite Giovanni Pernice sensationally discontinue aft his personage creation spouse Amanda Abbington made a drawstring of allegations regarding his “abusive” behaviour, with the Italian dancer aboriginal cleared aft a BBC investigation. Graziano Di Prima was past axed by amusement bosses aft his celeb spouse Zara McDermott alleged helium had been physically abusive towards her during their rehearsals, with the Italian dancer aboriginal admitting helium had kicked her.

The BBC has declined remark erstwhile approached by the Mirror.

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