A celebrity from the show Strictly Come Dancing, who was apprehended on suspicion of raping a woman after a BBC event, will not be subject to criminal prosecution.

This individual, whose identity remains confidential due to legal constraints, was taken into custody on October 13, prompting an investigation by Hertfordshire Police.

The investigation has now concluded, with Hertfordshire Police citing “insufficient evidence” as the reason for closing the case.

“This has been an incredibly distressing and torturous time for everyone involved. The man has endured a nightmare and is now eager to clear his name once and for all,” a source told The Sun.

In an official statement, Hertfordshire Police confirmed: “No criminal charges will be pursued against the individual arrested by Hertfordshire Constabulary in London on Monday, October 13, 2025, on suspicion of rape.”

The statement further explained that the man’s bail, which was extended on Tuesday, January 6, until today, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, to enable further investigations, will result in no further legal action.

A Strictly star who was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman following a BBC event will not face criminal charges

‘Early advice was sought from the Crown Prosecution Service, but detectives determined that there was insufficient evidence to bring forward criminal charges.’

The Daily Mail has contacted Hertfordshire Police for comment. 

The arrest was the latest scandal to hit the BAFTA-winning programme. It came just three months after another unnamed male star was arrested on suspicion of rape. 

In August, police said a man was arrested on suspicion of rape and for possessing ‘non-consensual intimate image abuse’. 

That Metropolitan Police investigation remains ongoing. 

Strictly has been plagued by scandal in recent years.

In 2024, bosses had to firefight a series of damaging allegations that called into question the integrity of the show, when Amanda Abbington accused former professional dancer Giovanni Pernice of ‘abusive and cruel’ behaviour in the 2023 series.

It prompted a forensic internal investigation costing some £250,000, which upheld some of Amanda’s complaints, but not the most serious.

Professional dancer Graziano Di Prima was then sacked after admitting he had kicked his celebrity partner Zara McDermott during rehearsals for the same series.

The dance show was forced to bring in chaperones to watch over training sessions under the corporation’s duty-of-care plans ahead of the 2024 series.

The measures also included a member of the production team being present during rehearsals at all times, and increased support for both celebrity contestants and the professional dancers. A celebrity welfare producer and a professional dancer welfare producer were also brought in.

Last year, contestant Wynne Evans was recorded making a sexualised remark at the Birmingham Arena as the contestants posed for a group photo for the Strictly tour. He was consequently dropped as a radio presenter by the BBC.

In February, BBC bosses cleared two Strictly stars of alleged cocaine use after a complaint was made by former contestant Wynne.

The corporation launched an investigation into the show and hired an external legal firm to carry out the probe last summer, following the accusation.

Now the programme has been given the all-clear after no evidence was found to support Wynne’s claim.

A Strictly source said last month: ‘The BBC took the claim made by Wynne very seriously, so much so that they funded an external inquiry so that no stone was left unturned.

‘But the investigation is now over and it’s back to business as usual. Strictly has a clean bill of health, despite Wynne appearing to throw allegations at it. Now everyone involved in Strictly is looking forward to a fantastic, clean and new start later this year.’

Bosses will be relieved at the news as it comes while they are looking for two presenters to replace hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who stood down at the end of last year.

There were concerns that the toxicity surrounding the programme may have put off potential stars to anchor the long-running show.

Wynne’s accusation of alleged drug use was made in a legal submission to the BBC in March last year by the law firm Russells.

The singer, who was partnered with dancer Katya Jones in the 2024 series, made the allegation after he was kicked off the Strictly tour in January 2025