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Giovanni Pernice is supported by Strictly Come Dancing pro Lauren Oakley as under-fire dancer faces BBC probe over claims of 'threatening and abusive behaviour' on show
Three women, including actress Amanda Abbington , have hired £700-an-hour lawyers at leading London law firm Carter Ruck to pursue claims against Giovanni and the BBC.
The Sicilian dancer, 33, is accused of 'threatening and abusive behaviour' while working with celebrity contestants on the show, among them Abbington, Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh and former Love Island host Laura Whitmore. Taking to Instagram with a now expired post, Lauren - who was hired for Giovanni's popular stage show - shared s clip of them dancing with close friend Anton Du Beke to the ballad Unstoppable by Sia. After weeks of silence, when their press office would either ignore my questions or simply reply ‘no comment’, a spokesman vowed that the broadcaster would carry out its investigation with ‘care, fairness and sensitivity to everyone concerned’.
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