Graziano Di Prima (born 7 May 1994) is an Italian dancer and choreographer. Between 2018 and 2023, Di Prima was a professional dancer on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
Career Di Prima was born in Sicily.
He toured with Burn the Floor, UK, in 2021, alongside other professional dancers, and the Strictly Come Dancing the Professionals Live Tour in 2022.
Strictly Come Dancing In 2018, the BBC announced that Di Prima would join the cast of professional dancers on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. He was demoted the following year due to his height, as he personally announced that he was not getting a celebrity partner.
Di Prima has also appeared on a number of episodes of BBC Two's Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two with Zoë Ball. Di Prima is the current Guinness World Record holder for the most Botafogo steps, performing 90 steps in 30 seconds in a challenge held in December 2019. This record was achieved on It Takes Two with supervision by Guinness World Records.
Di Prima danced with singer Anne-Marie for the 2021 Christmas special, and won. He also participated in the 2023 Christmas special with news presenter Sally Nugent, and finished as a runner-up.
In July 2024, despite initially being confirmed to return for the twenty-second series, it was later announced that Di Prima would not be returning to the show, following allegations of misconduct against him. In a statement, Di Prima said that he "deeply regret[ted]" his actions that led to his departure from the show, which he later said included kicking his final celebrity partner Zara McDermott.
Series Partner Place AverageScore16Vick Hope12th24.219Judi Love10th 24.420Kym Marsh6th 31.121Zara McDermott10th 24.7
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance DancePartnerHighestPartnerLowestAmerican Smooth Kym Marsh 31 Judi Love 24Argentine Tango Kym Marsh 37 Cha-cha-cha Kym Marsh 34 Zara McDermott 19Charleston Kym Marsh 33 Judi Love 24 Couple's Choice Foxtrot Jive Kym Marsh 23 Vick Hope 18Paso Doble Kym Marsh 33 Zara McDermott 25Quickstep Vick Hope 29 Zara McDermott 23Rumba Kym Marsh 34 Salsa Vick Hope 27Samba Kym Marsh 32 Judi Love 25Showdance Tango Viennese Waltz Zara McDermott 28 Kym Marsh 27Waltz Vick Hope 27 Judi Love 24
Series 16 Di Prima's first celebrity partner was radio DJ Vick Hope. Week Dance / Song Judges' scores Score ResultHorwoodBussellBallasTonioli 1 Jive / "Feel It Still" 3 5 4 6 18 No Elimination 2Waltz / "Somewhere"776727Safe3Salsa / "Take A Chance on Me"677727Safe4Quickstep / "You Can't Hurry Love"777829Safe5Cha-Cha-Cha / "More Than Friends"4646*Eliminated
Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribiero.
Series 19 Di Prima's second celebrity partner was comedian & Loose Women panellist Judi Love. Week Dance / Song Judges' scores Score ResultHorwoodMabuseBallasDu Beke 1 American Smooth / "Chain of Fools" 6 6 6 6 24 No Elimination 2Samba / "Get Busy"676625Safe3Charleston / "When You're Good to Mama"477624Bottom two4Waltz / "Hero"467724Bottom two5Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical"–––––Given bye6Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical"477725Eliminated
Series 20 Di Prima's third celebrity partner was actress & Morning Live presenter Kym Marsh. Week Dance / Song Judges' scores Score ResultHorwoodMabuseBallasDu Beke 1 Jive / "Yes" 4 6 6 7 23 No Elimination 2Viennese Waltz / "Runaway"677727Safe3Charleston / "If My Friends Could See Me Now"798933Safe4Samba / "Volare"788932Bottom two5Quickstep / "Ballroom Blitz"776727Safe6Rumba / "Frozen"889934Safe7Argentine tango / "Assassin's Tango"9991037Safe8American Smooth / "Chasing Cars"878831Safe9Paso Doble / "Only Girl (In the World)"/"We Found Love"888933Safe10Couple's Choice / "I Feel for You"–––––Given bye11Cha-cha-cha / "Fame"8998Eliminated
Series 21 Di Prima's fourth celebrity partner was media personality and television presenter Zara McDermott. Week Dance / Song Judges' scores Score ResultHorwoodMabuseBallasDu Beke 1 Cha-cha-cha / "Crush"3655 19 No Elimination 2 Quickstep / "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)"665623Safe 3 Paso Doble / "The Puss Suite"666725Bottom two 4 Viennese waltz / "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" 7 7 7 7 28 Safe 5 American Smooth / "Can't Fight the Moonlight" 7 7 7 7 28 Bottom two 6 Charleston / "Jeepers Creepers" 6 6 6 7 Eliminated
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