Strictly's Shirley Ballas backs Giovanni Pernice and claims 'the truth will come out' following his shock exit from BBC show amid workplace 'misconduct' probe By Codie Bullen For Mailonline and Kate Hind Published: 07:07 EDT, 18 June 2024 | Updated: 07:28 EDT, 18 June 2024 e-mail View comments Strictly's Shirley Ballas has backed Giovanni Pernice amid a BBC probe into allegations of 'serious misconduct' against him. For weeks executives have been investigating claims that professional dancer Giovanni, who recently lost his spot on the show, behaved 'abrasively' to his celebrity partner, Amanda Abbington . And now, head judge Shirley has hailed Giovanni as a 'true gentleman' and claimed, 'The truth will come out.
' Speaking at Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Herts, on Monday while promoting her new book Murder on the Dancefloor, she said: 'My feeling for Giovanni is, let them do this investigation or whatever it is they are doing and the truth will come out. 'So we don't judge anybody until I know absolutely 100 per cent. I won't pass on the gossip unless I know 100 per cent it is true.
I have never ever, ever experienced any ill will or bad feeling or bad sportsmanship or rudeness from him. He will be missed.' Strictly's Shirley Ballas has backed Giovanni Pernice amid a BBC probe into allegations of 'serious misconduct' against him Head judge Shirley has hailed Giovanni as a 'true gentleman' and claimed, 'The truth will come out.
' (Giovanni left, Anton Du Beke right) Elsewhere, Shi.
