Laura Whitmore alleges 'inappropriate behaviour' on Strictly Come ...

In an Instagram story on Saturday, Whitmore wrote: "I was trying not to comment on recent press speculation until the BBC review is complete but feel there is a lot of misinformation in the press and I want to help and show support by setting the record straight."

The 39-year-old said she had been asked to speak to the BBC with six other people, whom she did not name, about "inappropriate behaviour they experienced similar to mine with the same individual".

Whitmore does not name the "individual" in her statement.

"I initially raised concerns back in 2016," she wrote. "I thought my experience was specific to me but I've since learned I was wrong.

"The aim of this is to show a pattern of behaviour that I believe needs to stop."

She said: "I am not looking for anything, just an acceptance that what happened to me in the rehearsal rooms during my time on BBC Strictly was wrong and that it won't happen to anyone else again."

The television presenter went on to say she had not made an official complaint and was providing evidence of her experience to support the BBC's investigation.

"I know the BBC and all outlets continue to do their best to be better, but for that to happen we must speak up," she said.

The BBC press office said it was not commenting on Whitmore's claims.