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Giovanni Pernice missing as BBC Strictly tour launches amid Amanda Abbington footage drama

Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice is absent from this year's llive tour amid continued fall-out following his partnership with Amanda Abbington

And a number of other dance professionals have joined the tour, including Neil Jones, Nancy Xu, and Karen Hauer. The tour kicks off on 19 January (Image: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)The source also mentioned that Giovanni tends to be "incredibly full-on" as he is a "perfectionist" by nature. However, Debbie McGee, who reached the final of Strictly back in 2017 alongside Giovanni, appeared to speak out in his defence as she shared a snap from her time on the show.

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