Strictly Come Dancing has been plunged into controversy this week over an alleged racism row involving pro-dancer Anton Du Beke and his celebrity partner Laila Rouass.Du Beke, a regular fixture on the show after appearing in all six series, allegedly used a racial slur towards Rouass after she received a spray tan. Even though the reported incident happened weeks ago in training it only hit the headlines following last week's show.
Du Beke later apologised and said he was 'mortified' after making the remark. Despite Rouass publicly accepting Du Beke's apology there have still been calls for the dancer to be sacked after the BBC received complaints about his behaviour.
Current Strictly host Bruce Forsyth backed Du Beke, calling for the public to have a 'sense of humour' but he later stated that the pro dancer's behaviour was 'wrong' and that he does not 'excuse or condone the use of such language'. Despite publicly backtracking on his comments Forsyth himself was criticised for backing Du Beke and trying to defuse the situation.
Although the BBC are sticking by Du Beke for now it remains to be seen how far he and his partner Rouass will last in the show or whether Du Beke will be back to dance in next year's competition.
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