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Despite the chaperoning, Mike was able to spot snippets of real life.

And so there we were, standing like two prom chaperones in a long line of women all younger and thinner by comparison.

The BBC announced new welfare measures for Strictly last July, including introducing chaperones in all rehearsal rooms, adding two new welfare producers and providing additional training for the professional dancers, production team and crew.

Chandrakar used to also work as a "stringer" for news organisations, where his job involved providing outstation journalists with information about a story or sometimes, even chaperoning them through Maoist strongholds.

The corporation also introduced new duty of care measures, including putting chaperones in rehearsals.