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Giovanni Pernice faces agonising wait on his Strictly Come Dancing future until show boss returns from maternity leave: 'Everything has been put on hold'


It is not yet known if the Italian heart throb will be re-signed after actress Amanda Abbington claimed to have suffered post traumatic stress disorder from appearing on the programme.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice faces an agonising wait to learn whether he will be returning to the show with plans for the next series on hold while its boss is on maternity leave. It is not yet known if the Italian heart throb will be re-signed after actress Amanda Abbington- his partner from last year’s show - claimed to have suffered post traumatic stress disorder from appearing on the programme. While Abbington, 52, hasn’t made any complaint against Pernice, 33, her representative briefed a red top newspaper that she had asked the BBC for video footage of the pair’s training sessions.

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