Strictly Come Dancing bosses say they 'aren't bulletproof' to COVID-19 in the wake of contestant Tom Fletcher and his professional dance partner Amy Dowden's positive tests.
It's understood that show producers were quietly 'dismayed' after hearing of their shock diagnosis on Sunday, with the pair now ruled out of Saturday's show while they recover from the contagious respiratory bug.
Any, who received her COVID-19 vaccination prior to contracting the illness, had previously accompanied Tom and his McFly bandmates during their current UK tour.
But the BBC tell MailOnline there are no plans to increase testing because they are 'satisfied' the measures they currently have in place are as good as they can be.
Pandemic: Strictly Come Dancing bosses have said they 'aren't bulletproof' to Covid in the wake of Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden's positive test, according to a TV source
'Tom and Amy's positive test was the worst possible news,' an insider told MailOnline.
'After days of negative headlines about dancers not getting the jab, producers had hoped the start of the show would see them turn a corner and put this story to bed.
'So for Amy and Tom to go down with COVID was absolutely crushing news and left everyone dismayed.
'But BBC bosses are refusing to panic. They believe the measures in place are as good as they can be. They've always been clear that nothing is going to be bulletproof and producers can only follow Government guidelines.
'They are now just hoping nobody else comes down with the virus because that would really put the show in danger of being cancelled.'
Spanner in the works: MailOnline understands producers were 'dismayed' at the news of the pair's diagnosis yesterday which rules them out of Saturday's show
Strictly Come Dancing has been approached by MailOnline for a comment.
MailOnline also understands Strictly bosses believe Tom and Amy came into contact with COVID outside of the show's tightly enforced bubble.
'Amy has been on tour with McFly and Tom's schedule in the past month has been manic,' our source added.
'He's been going here, there and everywhere so could have come into contact with COVID in various places.
'Amy has also been jabbed and is currently showing no symptoms. So producers are hoping this won't be too serious and that they could both be back without any major issues.
'Asking Tom and Amy to leave wasn't on the cards. Producers don't believe there is any need for that. Last year, when Nicola and Kayta contracted the virus, rates of infection were much higher and vaccinations weren't in place. So the context is totally different.
'There's also a feeling among some on the show that producers feared that if they did ask them to leave then pressure could mount on the unvaccinated dancers to step aside too. Producers are just hoping and praying this is an isolated incident and the show can carry on as normal.'
One barrier to that happening, however, could be the fact many of those taking part are soon set to start mixing Strictly with
