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Anton Du Beke apologizes to his former dance partner Laila Rouass for calling her a ‘hoe’ on Strictly Come Dancing before more damaging revelations came to light.
Anton Du Beke broke his silence on Saturday after his ‘1970s-style behaviour’ with former Strictly dance partner Laila Rouass ‘raised concerns’.
The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 58, reduced contestant Laila to tears during the 2009 series when he jokingly told her she ‘looked like a P***’ after her spray tan.
As he is the latest star to be thrown into the misconduct scandal, Anton brushed off the resurfaced historic row by sharing a slew of Instagram reposts on his birthday.
Anton apologised to Laila at the time and admitted he felt ‘stupid’ and ’embarrassed’ by his comments to the actress, who is of Indian and Moroccan descent, with the duo making amends a few weeks later.
His wife Hannah shared a heartfelt message to Anton alongside snaps of his six-year-old twins George and Henrietta.
She penned: ‘Happy birthday darling Anton Du Beke George, Ra Ra and I couldn’t love you more and can’t wait to celebrate when we’re all together! We will ring soon for a serenade…. Brace yourself for Granny! Happy birthday my darling. I love you. ❤️’
Anton sparked outrage when it emerged he had called Laila a ‘p***’ when she attended rehearsals wearing fake tan.
A source told The Sun: ‘Anton has a very 1970s attitude and can be abrasive.
‘The lines are becoming increasingly blurred as to what is acceptable or not, and of course, some people have found him fine to work with.
‘But there were murmurings of discontent when he was a dancer. Yet the BBC promoted him. It is all quite strange.’
Last month it was reported Anton was ‘hugely standing by’ Giovanni after he quit Strictly Come Dancing amid the BBC’s ‘serious misconduct’ probe.
The pair are appearing together in a live show called Giovanni and Anton Together: The Live Tour, which will begin in June and last until the end of July.
Giovanni posted a video of the pair on his Instagram Stories and the accompanying promo photo shows the two men hugging one another, showing they are the best of friends.
Anton opened the clip by saying: ‘First day of rehearsals, always my favourite day. Second day, less so,’ to which Giovanni laughed.
Giovanni, who was smiling and appeared in good spirits, continued: ‘Because we have to remember everything about day one. We are back on tour. It feels nice.’
Strictly bosses announced plans to introduce chaperones during training, and the appointment of two new welfare producers, after Graziano’s shock sacking from the show.
Now, bosses have announced that they would be introducing ‘additional steps to strengthen welfare and support on Strictly Come Dancing.’
A statement from the corporation said: ‘Concerns that have arisen in recent months have been fundamentally about training and rehearsals. The actions we announce today are designed to address that.’
The new measures include a member of the production team being present during training room rehearsals at all times, and increased support for both celebrity contestants and the professional dancers.
A Celebrity Welfare Producer and a Professional Dancer Welfare Producer will both be appointed to fulfil these added duties, and further training will also be delivered for the production team and crew.
Kate Phillips, BBC’s Director of Unscripted, said: ‘Whilst we know our shows have been positive experiences for the vast majority of those who have taken part, if issues are raised with us, or we’re made aware of inappropriate behaviour, we will always take that seriously and act.
‘Concerns that have arisen have been fundamentally related to training and rehearsals. The decisive steps we have taken and are announced today, act to further strengthen the welfare and support in place for everyone involved with this production.’
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Source: New York Post
