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Amanda Abbington has gone 'too far' say Giovanni Pernice's friends as they defend him
Amanda Abbington said being on Strictly with Giovanni Pernice was 'one of the worst years' of her life – but now his friends have reportedly leapt to his defence
By this time, Italian professional dancer Giovanni had already left the show and has since joined Italy's version of Dancing with the Stars - Ballando con le Stelle. Amanda Abbington appeared on Newsnight where she spoke about the BBC's internal investigation (Image: BBC Screengrab)During the interview, Amanda, 50, revealed she experienced an 'ongoing litany of verbal abuse, sexual innuendo' that were not 'isolated one-off incidents', as well as a '35-minute rant at me with him throwing his hands in the air and calling me names'. Giovanni is now starring as a professional in the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing, called Ballando con le Stelle, where he is paired with Italian actress and TV presenter Bianca (Image: Getty Images) Sources say there's tension following Amanda Abbington's exit from Strictly Come Dancing, with a friend of Giovanni reportedly telling the Daily Mail, "Amanda went too far, what is she doing?
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