Strictly Come Dancing: How the saga unfolded on the BBC’s hit show

Strictly Come Dancing has been one of the BBC’s most iconic and beloved shows for the past 20 years.

But recently, it has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons, amid allegations concerning two of its professional dancers.

Both men – Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima – have now left the show. Both have denied any suggestions of abusive or threatening behaviour during rehearsals.

The BBC, for its part, has insisted it has robust duty of care procedures, which it has bolstered with a series of new measures including giving stars chaperones in rehearsals.

But the saga has raised question marks over what’s really happening behind the scenes.

Here’s how events have unfolded over the past year.