THE three Strictly Come Dancing professionals in an anti-vax storm have said they would rather quit than be jabbed.
Insiders claimed the trio are steadfast in their decisions to not have a Covid vaccination.
It comes after former Strictly stars and Prime Minister Boris Johnson waded into the row — which is threatening to bring the BBC show to its knees.
A source said: “The three dancers have made their positions crystal clear — they’d rather quit than have the jab. There is mounting pressure upon them to be vaccinated but they are refusing to budge.
“Ultimately being vaccinated was not a re- quirement for the dancers on this year’s show.
“While other television companies have made this policy, it is not at the BBC.
“Obviously no one could have foreseen the upset it has caused.
“No one can make the dancers have the jab but some people have asked them to reconsider for the sake of the show. At Strictly they treat each other as a big family. They are normally a unified team and when a few of the team aren’t singing off the same hymn sheet it causes issues.”
The Sun exclusively revealed last week that two professional dancers on the show had not been vaccinated, Earlier this week we also revealed a third was also unjabbed.
There is concern among the show’s other pro dancers and celebrities as well as make-up artists, camera operators, costume staff, and other departments who work closely with the performers.
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The Sun told yesterday how one celeb was said to be “furious” that they had no idea their partner hadn’t been jabbed.
Strictly legend James Jordan said the trio were putting lives at risk and should be thrown off the show.
And Boris Johnson — on a trip to the US to meet President Joe Biden — even urged the three to get jabbed as soon as possible.
Bosses of the show have already admitted that one of the pro dancers tested positive for Covid last week and immediately had to go into a ten-day isolation.
It remains to be seen whether they are well enough and will test negative in time to take part in this Saturday’s show, where the duos will perform together for the first time.
Producers have said testing positive does not necessarily mean competitors, or their partners, will have to immediately leave the competition.
They will be allowed to miss one week on the show and return once they’ve completed their ten day isolation — assuming they then test negative at the end of that period.
Responding to claims that the three dancers would rather quit than be jabbed, a Strictly spokesperson said: “This is simply not true”.
