Graziano Di Prima
Graziano Di Prima | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 May 1994 |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | Strictly Come Dancing |
| Spouse | Giada Lini |
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
[edit]Di Prima was born in Sicily.[1]
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
[edit]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.[2]
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.[3]
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,[4] which he later said included kicking his final celebrity partner Zara McDermott.[5]
| Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Vick Hope | 12th | 24.2 |
| 19 | Judi Love | 10th | 24.4 |
| 20 | Kym Marsh | 6th | 31.1 |
| 21 | Zara McDermott | 10th | 24.7 |
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
| Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Smooth | Kym Marsh | 31 | Judi Love | 24 |
| Argentine Tango | Kym Marsh | 37 | ||
| Cha-cha-cha | Kym Marsh | 34 | Zara McDermott | 19 |
| Charleston | Kym Marsh | 33 | Judi Love | 24 |
| Couple's Choice | ||||
| Foxtrot | ||||
| Jive | Kym Marsh | 23 | Vick Hope | 18 |
| Paso Doble | Kym Marsh | 33 | Zara McDermott | 25 |
| Quickstep | Vick Hope | 29 | Zara McDermott | 23 |
| Rumba | Kym Marsh | 34 | ||
| Salsa | Vick Hope | 27 | ||
| Samba | Kym Marsh | 32 | Judi Love | 25 |
| Showdance | ||||
| Tango | ||||
| Viennese Waltz | Zara McDermott | 28 | Kym Marsh | 27 |
| Waltz | Vick Hope | 27 | Judi Love | 24 |
Series 16
[edit]Di Prima's first celebrity partner was radio DJ Vick Hope.
| Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Bussell | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Feel It Still" | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Waltz / "Somewhere" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 3 | Salsa / "Take A Chance on Me" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / "You Can't Hurry Love" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "More Than Friends" | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6* | 20 | Eliminated |
- Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribiero.
Series 19
[edit]Di Prima's second celebrity partner was comedian & Loose Women panellist Judi Love.
| Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | American Smooth / "Chain of Fools" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Samba / "Get Busy" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | Safe |
| 3 | Charleston / "When You're Good to Mama" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | Bottom two |
| 4 | Waltz / "Hero" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | Bottom two |
| 5 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical" | – | – | – | – | – | Given bye |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Physical" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Eliminated |
Series 20
[edit]Di Prima's third celebrity partner was actress & Morning Live presenter Kym Marsh.
| Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Yes" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Viennese Waltz / "Runaway" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 3 | Charleston / "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba / "Volare" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | Bottom two |
| 5 | Quickstep / "Ballroom Blitz" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba / "Frozen" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 7 | Argentine tango / "Assassin's Tango" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | Safe |
| 8 | American Smooth / "Chasing Cars" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 9 | Paso Doble / "Only Girl (In the World)"/"We Found Love" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| 10 | Couple's Choice / "I Feel for You" | – | – | – | – | – | Given bye |
| 11 | Cha-cha-cha / "Fame" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Eliminated |
Series 21
[edit]Di Prima's fourth celebrity partner was media personality and television presenter Zara McDermott.
| Week № | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Score | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Crush" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | Safe |
| 3 | Paso Doble / "The Puss Suite" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Bottom 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 | 25 | Eliminated |
References
[edit]- ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (30 May 2018). "Who is new Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Graziano Di Prima?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Graziano di Prima will not get a celebrity partner this year". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Graziano Di Prima achieves Guinness World Records title on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Graziano Di Prima to leave Strictly Come Dancing". BBC News. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Razzall, Katie; Youngs, Ian (18 July 2024). "Graziano Di Prima kicked Zara McDermott in Strictly rehearsal, spokesman says". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.