There is currently a Strictly favourite who is living a life of torment, terrified that they could be kicked off the show they love dearly after finding themselves at the centre of a new scandal.
I'm told that 'an immense amount of pressure' has been put on the BBC to oust the star, whose name I am aware of but I'm unable to divulge for legal reasons, as allegations swirl that they were seen taking cocaine by another member of the popular BBC dance show.
Although no arrests have yet been made, the police have confirmed they are investigating allegations of drug abuse relating to the flagship Saturday night family show.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman told the Daily Mail: 'On August 12, we received an allegation about drug-related offences. We are assessing the information and further inquiries are taking place to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence.'
This comes two weeks after the BBC brought in external lawyers, Pinsent Masons, to examine claims that two Strictly stars had abused cocaine.
According to The Sun newspaper, it was alleged one Strictly star said another was 'off their face... have you seen the pupils in their eyes?'
Met detectives are also understood to be examining other allegations relating to the show.
But perhaps most telling of all is the source of these allegations: for it's none other than Wynne Evans, the disgraced former host of BBC Radio Wales's breakfast show, who appeared in last year's series alongside professional dancer Katya Jones.
With just weeks to go until the launch of the new series on Saturday, September 20, the upper echelons of the Corporation are said to be furious with Evans, whom they believe was given the 'opportunity of a lifetime' when they hired him for the 2024 series, and made it all the way to week nine, before being voted off.
Now they fear his determination for revenge is behind the latest probe.
Evans, who made his name in the Go Compare TV insurance advertisements, was axed by the BBC in May after The Mail on Sunday exclusively called him out for making an abhorrent 'spit roast' comment about professional dancer Janette Manrara, at the launch of the Strictly Come Dancing live tour.
Despite making an effusive apology for 'inappropriate and unacceptable' comments, his career was left in tatters.
Earlier this month, The Sun reported that it was Evans who made a legal submission to the BBC about alleged drug use in March this year via his law firm Russells.
Evans, who now hosts a radio show on his own website, has also said on air that he made the BBC's director general Tim Davie aware that illegal activities had taken place on the show.
'Wynne is trying to ruin our wonderful, wonderful show,' says one high-ranking BBC insider. 'He didn't get his contract renewed so now he is trying to throw mud at Strictly; it feels like an act of revenge.
'Of course, cocaine is illegal and, of course, it shouldn't be part of the show, but quite why Wynne is pushing this is bizarre.
Jamie Borthwick - who was a Strictly contestant with Michelle Tsiakkas last year - was suspended by the BBC after it was revealed he made an offensive slur against disabled people
'He was given an amazing opportunity to take part in the programme, it must have also brought him so much joy, but now he is trying to make Strictly all grubby as he seems determined to get his revenge on the BBC. It's horrible. The new season is about to start and with every year we hope for a fresh start, but now there is going to be a dark cloud hanging over Strictly 2025, especially for the person accused, but we won't let him spoil it for others, no way.
'But it is like he's on a one-man crusade to tarnish the BBC.'
So just what has angered Evans so much that he has now decided to call out people who were his friends during his time on the show?
Strictly bosses stood by him when viewers first noticed his 'wandering hand' on partner Katya's waist and stomach - which they insisted was just a private joke between them.
But he is said to be furious that executives turned on him following the infamous 'spit roast' comment.
Now sources tell me that Evans may have fallen out with the unnamed star around Christmas time last year, towards the end of the series, following a night out.
Others suggest he is 'very, very anti drugs' and may have felt offended by the use of cocaine taking place around him.
'Wynne and this person got on, just like he did with everyone while he was on Strictly,' someone familiar with the disgraced Welsh star tells me. 'But then there was a night out. I don't know what happened, but Wynne was no longer so keen on some of his Strictly pals after that. Something changed.
'He didn't seem to like Strictly so much from then on. It was a shame because they were actually a very close year group.'
Evans has repeatedly taken aim at the BBC since they axed him.
In one rant, while appearing on ITV's This Morning, Evans claimed he was offered no support with his mental health following his BBC exit and that Strictly bosses hadn't been in contact with him at all to check on his welfare.
Another professional dancer, Graziano Di Prima, was fired after footage emerged showing him kicking celebrity partner Zara McDermott.
It has been a torrid time for the BBC and, in particular, its boss Mr Davie. Only this weekend, it was revealed that Strictly had become embroiled in yet another crisis as one of its stars was arrested on suspicion of rape.
The suspect, who has not been named, is also being quizzed by police over allegations from a third party of 'non-consensual intimate image abuse'.
A Met police spokesperson confirmed that it was carrying out a joint investigation with Hertfordshire police and said that inquiries were ongoing.
While the suspect is not involved in this year's Strictly series, it is yet another headache for those at its helm.
First, there were the bullying allegations by actress Amanda Abbington against Giovanni Pernice when they were partnered together in 2023.
After a long-running inquiry, the Italian professional dancer was cleared of the most serious accusations levelled against him.
Then another professional dancer, Graziano Di Prima, was fired after footage emerged showing him kicking celebrity partner Zara McDermott.
In June this year, EastEnders's Jamie Borthwick - who was a Strictly contestant with Evans last year - was suspended by the BBC after it was revealed he made an offensive slur against disabled people in Blackpool while the show was being filmed there.
But let's not forget Strictly is not the only programme mired in scandal. Recently, MasterChef co-hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode were both fired for inappropriate behaviour.
It is also investigating bullying claims against BBC Breakfast editor Richard Frediani - a row into which its co-host Naga Munchetty has also been dragged.
This, of course, follows the downfall of former news presenter Huw Edwards who was convicted last year of accessing indecent photographs of children as young as seven. He was paid around £475,000 for the year 2023/24 by the broadcaster despite being suspended in July 2023 after allegations about his private life emerged in The Sun.
For now, the BBC's priority is to protect its flagship show as it returns in mid-September. I'm told much care has been taken to ensure that Strictly's line up for this year will be free of scandal. 'We wish we had never hired Wynne,' says one insider. 'We hope nothing like this happens again. It's not fair on our viewers.'