Giovanni Pernice ‘asked BBC bosses to film his training and rehearsals’ with Amanda Abbington after he grew ‘concerned’ about her behaviour. Earlier this month it was reported that the BBC was launching an investigation into the Strictly Come Dancing pro following accusations made about his behaviour by former contestants. It comes after rumours started swirling the Italian dancer, 33, had left the series and would not be returning later this year.
After reports months ago that his former partners Amanda, Laura Whitmore, and Ranvir Singh met to ‘compare notes’ about their experiences with him on the show, Giovanni recently defended himself on social media, saying he ‘rejects any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour’ and that he ‘looks forward’ to clearing his name. It’s now been reported that Giovanni asked for his training and rehearsals with Amanda, 52, to be recorded when they were paired up for the dancing series last year. Want to be the first to get all the latest news and rumours from the Strictly dancefloor? Join our Strictly Come Dancing WhatsApp channel to keep up to date with all the behind-the-scenes gossip about your favourite pros, judges and celebrities.
Simply click on this link , select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers. Keep dancing! In their second week of working together, the dancer is said to have approached bosses after her ‘.
