Danny John-Jules insists he was ‘professional’ on Strictly Come Dancing after bullying accusations

Danny John-Jules has no regrets over Strictly Come Dancing 2018 (Picture: PA)

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Danny John-Jules has insisted he was nothing but ‘professional’ during his time on the BBC One show in 2018.

Danny was voted off the show after eight weeks and later accused of ‘bullying’ his dance partner Amy Dowden.

It was also claimed he was ‘arrogant’ backstage but now the 58-year-old actor has broken his silence on the allegations against him, as he says he did ‘everything truthfully and honestly’ whilst on the show.

‘With me and Amy, it was always professional. I came in professional and I left professional,’ he said.

‘As many times as I had Amy dripping off me and I was dripping off her, at no point did we ever have a conversation that wasn’t about dance.

‘I didn’t have to broadcast what happened. I didn’t want to wash anybody’s dirty laundry in public. I did everything truthfully and honestly and I wouldn’t do anything differently.’

Speaking to The Sun’s Big Interview, he continued: ‘I was expecting [the backlash] because people always talk c***p about me. But I did exactly what I was hired to do and what I promised to do, which was to dance my a**e off.’

The Red Dwarf star also said he felt that he ‘excelled beyond and above the call of duty’ during his time on the show, and insists he has ‘no regrets’.