Graziano Di Prima


Graziano Di Prima 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" his actions that led to his departure from the show, which he later said included kicking his final celebrity partner Zara McDermott.
SeriesPartnerPlaceAverage
Score
16Vick Hope12th24.2
19Judi Love10th24.4
20Kym Marsh6th31.1
21Zara McDermott10th24.7

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
DancePartnerHighestPartnerLowest
American SmoothKym Marsh31Judi Love24
Argentine TangoKym Marsh37
Cha-cha-chaKym Marsh34Zara McDermott19
CharlestonKym Marsh33Judi Love24
Couple's Choice
Foxtrot
JiveKym Marsh23Vick Hope18
Paso DobleKym Marsh33Zara McDermott25
QuickstepVick Hope29Zara McDermott23
RumbaKym Marsh34
SalsaVick Hope27
SambaKym Marsh32Judi Love25
Showdance
Tango
Viennese WaltzZara McDermott28Kym Marsh27
WaltzVick Hope27Judi Love24

Series 16

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

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.