GIOVANNI Pernice has been dealt another blow after his Strictly co-star pulled out of a joint dancing gig. The Italian quit the BBC show earlier this year - despite starting negotiations for another series - and is now under investigation by the BBC over misconduct after complaints were filed by several of his former celebrity dance partners . 7 Giovanni Pernice has been dealt another blow after a Strictly star pulled out of a jont project Credit: Rex 7 Strictly star Kai Widdrington has blamed a scheduling error after he was forced to re-jig his Ballando dance event with the Italian Credit: PA 7 'Crossed diaries' were to blame - with organisers stating Kai is hoping to reschedule another date Credit: PA 7 Giovanni, 33, quit Strictly earlier this year and is now under investigation by the BBC Credit: BBC Recently, we reported how Pasquale La Rocca , who is a pro on the Belgium version of Dancing with the Stars, had pulled out of the Ballando dance classes he was running with Giovanni, 33.
Now Gio's Strictly Come Dancing co-star Kai Widdrington , 28, has followed suit, with a statement revealing "other commitments" had come to the fore. It came shortly after we reported the pair's partnership for the live show in the summer. A statement on Ballando's Instagram page read: "Unfortunately Kai is no longer able to attend on the 28th July due to other commitments.
.. crossed diaries! "Both Kai and Gio were really looking forward to teaching together again, so we’ll try and find ano.