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Ex Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice gives a thumbs up as he steps out - after Laura Whitmore confirmed she's spoken to BBC about his 'inappropriate' behaviour


Ex Strictly star Giovanni Pernice gave a thumbs up and looked in good spirits as he stepped out in south London on Sunday to teach one of his dance classes.

Amanda Abbington - Giovanni's last celebrity partner - quit Strictly last year due to 'personal reasons' before reports she had demanded footage of their rehearsals after the experience in the competition left her with PTSD Amanda Abbington - Giovanni's last celebrity partner - quit Strictly last year due to 'personal reasons' before reports she had demanded footage of their rehearsals after the experience in the competition left her with PTSD. In an emotionally charged interview, the actress compared the dance show to 'the trenches' telling Channel 4 News that BBC producers had been left 'horrified' by clips that also allegedly exhibited 'humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature'.

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