the press officer i spoke to from strictly completely denied that that was the story at all and said basically, they would not confirm or deny that and they really wouldn't be able to comment on anybody�*s covid vaccination status. what they did confirm — one participant has tested positive on the show, so they haven't confirmed if it is a dancer or a participant, contestant. they say the show is following all the covid guidelines, all the participants are being regularly tested. the launch programme which is being shown tonight was recorded last saturday and the positive case was discovered the next day. the first live show will be on the 25th of september, so at this stage it doesn't mean the positive tested person will necessarily have to drop out. no partners have been swapped as a result of this and, about the sun newspaper story, they have said it is not a legal requirement to be double jabbed and the programme is following all covid protocols.