Dance teacher Saana Akiola opens up in the background of the harassment she has experienced in Apu magazine.

Dancer Saana Akiola left TTK in 2023. Atte Kajova

Dancer Saana Akiola remembers Apu the harassment he or she has experienced in the interview Dancing with the stars program. Akiola tells the magazine that one of his pairs bombed with speech and gaze of the dancer.

Akiola does not mention the name of his partner in the interview.

The TTK star tells Apu magazine that the person in question even contacted his spouse. Akiola talked to the program’s production.

– My message was not bypassed, but instead it was thought that if I had misunderstood? I myself think for a moment that maybe I was overreacting? Akiola says in the interview.

However, the matter was taken into consideration by production. First, the production discussion with the dance couple and the discussion was later joined by Akiola.

– He was sorry, of course he is not a monster. However, I later heard that this was not the first work community in which his behavior had been questioned, Akiola tells Apu.

Saana Akiola opened up last year’s harassment in the scenes of a favorite program. Matti Matikainen

Production comment

Akiola participated in the favorite program for nine production seasons. He first opened his experience with harassment last fall AkioLexelgin the podcast.

The producer of the program Jasmi Kuusisto Comment on the incident to Iltalehti last September via email.

– At a general level, I can say that our production has zero tolerance for inappropriate behavior and is not accepted in any form.

Dancing with the stars -In recent years, there is a well -established way to go through the principles of a safer space at the beginning of production by both the production company and MTV. This is also discussed with the star couples at the first meeting and discussions are regularly held during production, Kuusisto said.

Akiola won the program together Benjamin Peltonen With 2022.

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