This year’s Strictly Come Dancing cast. The show has been deed pinch respective superior allegations, including rape and cocaine usage | Credit: @strictlycomedancingg2025/Instagram
A Strictly Come Dancing prima has been arrested connected suspicion of rape. The man successful his 30s, who has not been named, is besides linked to a abstracted alleged offence of “non-consensual friendly image abuse”. He was detained connected Friday aft a “third-party allegation of intersexual and drug-related offences”, ITV News reported connected Monday, August 25.
On Tuesday, August 26, nan BBC reported that 1 of its spokespersons stated, “It would not beryllium due to remark connected an ongoing constabulary investigation.” The news outlet besides stated that it is chartless what domiciled nan individual arrested played successful nan programme. The London Metropolitan Police released a connection saying nan man was released connected bail connected Saturday until a day successful precocious November. “The apprehension follows a third-party allegation of intersexual and drug-related offences,” nan Met said, urging each those pinch accusation to travel forward.
“This is simply a associated investigation pinch Hertfordshire Constabulary, and while nan investigation is successful its early stages, we impulse anyone pinch immoderate accusation to travel guardant to us,” they added. Strictly Come Dancing was launched successful 2004 and has been nan BBC’s astir notable play intermezo show ever since. The personage contestants for nan adjacent bid were announced this month, according to The Guardian.
As reported by Euro Weekly News, nan show has been deed by superior allegations astir nan behaviour of its performers successful caller years. This month, it was reported that nan BBC had called successful lawyers to analyse aft claims that 2 of its stars utilized cocaine. Also successful early August, nan Met said it was investigating allegations of supplier usage connected nan hit creation show.