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Privacy NoticeGood Morning Britain had Kristina Rihanoff, a former Strictly Come Dancing professional, on the show where she gave a four-word warning to her ex-colleagues. The 46-year-old dancer left the BBC’s glitzy show in 2016 after announcing her pregnancy. The spotlight is currently on Strictly due to a scandal involving “abuse” allegations made by English actress Amanda Abbington. Amanda claimed that her dance partner, Giovanni Pernice, treated her “unnecessarily”, prompting other celebs to share their own experiences with different dancers on the show. Giovanni has denied these claims. During the chat, Kristina admitted to Richard and Charlotte that her time on the show was always positive and she never saw any “bullying”. However, she wasn’t surprised by the news,” reports the Mirror.
Kristina had a four-word warning for her co-stars
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Kristina suggested that the situation could be easily resolved if the BBC bosses ensured that the pros were not only champion dancers but also skilled teachers. The Russian ballroom star told the hosts, “You can’t get frustrated”, empathising with the fact that the celebrities were complete “novices”. She stated: “I think what it has to start with is the proper vetting process. When I was offered the show, I had to do a very in-depth interview and had to present all of my professional qualifications, I had to present a lot of references from the dancing bodies in America, who knew me and which umbrella I worked under. “So they had a lot of references, who I am and who I was, I had ten years of teaching experience. A lot of people who were on the show with me at that time had the same kind of pedigree.” Kristina added: “I think that’s very important because when you get somebody who is very young and doesn’t have the experience to teach because, at the end of the day, this is the primary job, you know there are lots of great dancers out there but it does not mean they are good teachers.”
Richard quizzed Kristina about her experiences on Strictly
“It’s not just about being general teachers, it’s about teaching novices, someone who can’t dance and you can’t get frustrated, you just have to be able to deliver information and get the best out of it,” warned the former Strictly star. Adding balance to the ongoing argument after two Strictly professionals Giovanni and Graziano Di Prima were axed as a result of claims, Kristina wanted to get across that it is a sport and dancers are trained to be champions, something that has been installed upon them from a very young age. Kristina indicated that the cut-throat dance industry and professionals’ own previous training could have possibly led to certain behaviours. GMB airs weekdays on ITV from 6am.Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnStrictly Come DancingGood Morning Britain
