‘Everyone was told to leave!’ Strictly Come Dancing in crisis as former crew member tests POSITIVE for Covid-19 just days before recording on new series begins
- A source told MailOnline: ‘the crew member is no longer on the production and has had a negative NHS test result’
Strictly Come Dancing has reportedly been left in crisis.
According to a new report, a former crew member tested POSITIVE for coronavirus, just days before recording on the new series of the BBC show is set to begin.
As a result ‘Everyone was told to leave!’ according to a source.
Crisis! A former Strictly Come Dancing crew member tested POSITIVE for coronavirus, just days before recording on the new series is set to begin (Pictured: Reigning champions Oti Mabuse and Kelvin Fletcher)
According to The Sun, the lighting expert spent a week working on the dance contest’s set.
The publication’s source claims that panic spread quickly among the professional dancers who were due to start filming in the studios tomorrow.
A source told MailOnline: ‘the crew member is no longer on the production and has had a negative NHS test result.
‘Procedures were followed and stringent protocols have been put in place just in case, but recording isn’t due to happen until later this week so there is minimal impact.’
MailOnline has contacted Strictly Come Dancing for comment.