Under-fire judge Anton Du Beke announces new career direction after being investigated for misconduct following historic row

May 16: Giovanni Pernice has sensationally left Strictly Come Dancing after nine years on the show.

May 17: Giovanni becomes the focus of an official investigation after three former partners – believed to be Amanda Abbington, Laura Whitmore and Ranvir Singh – lodge complaints with the BBC.

June 16: Giovanni issues an official statement pledging to clear his name and denying any wrongdoing.

July 8: Strictly confirms that Aljaz Skorjanec will return to the show, replacing Giovanni, after initially leaving the show two years ago.

July 10: Amanda Abbington is launching new legal proceedings to obtain rehearsal footage of her time with Giovanni, after he allegedly refused to release the videos.

July 13: Graziano Di Prima has been sacked from Strictly for “gross misconduct” after footage of his treatment of Zara McDermott was brought to the attention of the BBC.

Graziano quickly broke his silence, apologizing for his behavior in a statement and saying he “deeply regretted” it, adding that his “intense passion and determination to win may have affected his training schedule.”

July 15: Bosses are implementing new duty of care protocols, including the presence of an accompanist at all rehearsals.

July 16: Zara McDermott has spoken publicly for the first time, saying that while the production team were “incredible to work with”, she found the rehearsal room “completely different”, confirming that there is footage of “certain situations”.

July 19: Anton Du Beke has come under fire for his “1970s attitude” and treatment of famous female stars, including allegedly calling his 2009 co-star Laila Rouass a “b***h” after getting a spray tan.

July 21: Paralympian Will Bayley, who suffers from the limb condition arthrogryposis, has revealed he was encouraged to jump off a table during a routine despite his fears. The stunt left him with an injury that forced him to withdraw from the show.

July 22: MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace admits he broke down in tears and had a nasty stress rash on his face during his time on Strictly in 2014.

July 22: Despite ongoing problems, the professional cast of Strictly begins rehearsals for this year’s series.

July 23: Celebrity agent Melanie Blake claims she was sexually assaulted by an unnamed professional dancer backstage at the show, and says she witnessed ageism, rudeness and abuse that included injury.

July 23: Strictly forced to step up security after ‘intruder scales rehearsal studio wall’

July 23: BBC boss Tim Davie has broken his silence on the ongoing allegations against Strictly, saying he was “deeply sorry”, adding: “Hundreds of people, whether they were professionals, contestants or crew, took part in it and had a brilliant experience.

“At the same time, if anyone thinks there has been a problem or wants to talk about their experience, of course we want them to talk to us. Rest assured that we will take it seriously, listen to it and deal with it appropriately.”

July 24: Strictly 2023 star Krishnan Guru-Murthy has given a shocking interview to Amanda Abbington on Channel 4 News, where she claims she was bullied, with some of the “humiliation being of a sexual nature”.

July 27: Laura Whitmore has released a statement regarding her Strictly experience, saying: “I thought my experience was unique to me, but I have since learned that I was wrong.”

She added that she was not part of the official complaint, but had come forward to support Amanda to the BBC, alongside others.

July 28: Laila Rouass speaks out against the accusations regarding Anton Du Beke, saying she “never felt any pressure” from him and that she “personally insisted on having six to seven hours of training per day”.

August 10: Graziano breaks silence on his Strictly axing, saying “these vile and false allegations have ruined my life.”

He also spoke about the “shocking” end of his friendship with Zara McDermott.