But are Strictly fans buying it? For fans, Skinner’s casting jars with Strictly’s public commitment to inclusivity and representation. More shocking to many were the revelations about fellow Italian dancer Di Prima that also emerged. Xav, 25, is another Reddit fan, and remembers his own upset at the revelations about Di Prima. Who cares?”After a scandal-stricken few years for Strictly, Poppy says that fans have mostly learned to take headlines “with a pinch of salt”.