Graziano Di Prima

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.

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

Series 16 Di Prima's first celebrity partner was radio DJ Vick Hope.

Score awarded by guest judge Alfonso Ribiero.

Series 19 Di Prima's second celebrity partner was comedian & Loose Women panellist Judi Love.

Series 20 Di Prima's third celebrity partner was actress & Morning Live presenter Kym Marsh.

Series 21 Di Prima's fourth celebrity partner was media personality and television presenter Zara McDermott.