Nancy Dell'Olio threatens to quit 'Strictly Come Dancing' over stylist

Strictly Come Dancing star Nancy Dell'Olio allegedly threatened to quit the show after being unimpressed with her appointed hairdresser.

The 50-year-old refused to participate in the ballroom competition's first performance shows this week unless she was able to hire her own styling team from Harrods, The Mail On Sunday reports.

However, the BBC refused to bow down to Dell'Olio's demands and she eventually agreed to step out onto the dance floor last night.

"Initially the priority was to calm Nancy down when she said she would quit," a Strictly insider revealed. "Production told her, 'It is the first live show, can you put up with it this week and we will look into how we can resolve this next week?'

"But it was later made clear that the hairdresser on the show would be the one Nancy would have to use and that the matter wasn't up for discussion."

A source close to Dell'Olio said that the outburst had been due to nerves over her dancing debut.

Dell'Olio is already alleged to have negotiated custom dance shoes and a chauffeur-driven car from Strictly bosses.

She reportedly caused a stir by stating that Strictly rival Edwina Currie was "not glamorous enough" to stand beside her.

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Watch Nancy Dell'Olio dance with her professional partner Anton du Beke below: