Shock STRICTLY SACKING?

As a controversial moment resurfaces, it looks as if the drama is far from over for this series of the BBC1 show

- DUNCAN LARCOMBE

From contestants being forced to pull out to hosts threatening to quit, this series of Strictly Come Dancing has been far from plain sailing.

With the level of drama threatening to outweigh the number of sequins adorning the celebrities, the last thing bosses needed was a potentially serious scandal surfacing, but after some furious viewers flocked to social media to demand a shock sacking, it looks as if things might not be settling down any time soon. Thanks to social media, things people often want to forget have a way of coming back to haunt them – as new judge Anton Du Beke knows all too well.

A sackable offence

In 2009, Anton, 55, then a professional dancer on the programme, was partnered with