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Giovanni Pernice opens up over punishing training regime amid Amanda Abbington 'feud'


Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice has opened up about achieving success in the dance industry, admitting he would practice '20 hours a day' to perfect his techniques

Giovanni Pernice previously spoke about his gruelling training regime (Image: PA)According to The Sun, the 33 year old once admitted: "Practice, pretty much 20 hours a day. Speaking on Spencer Matthews' Big Fish podcast, Giovanni admitted: "I don’t want to sound cliché, but when you lose, when something doesn’t go the way you want it to go, I am one of those people who gets back up, just like Rocky Balboa, one of my idols, you go down but then you straight away stand up. Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, the actress said: "I was diagnosed with mild PTSD after Strictly for several reasons and I told a few people about that, in the utmost confidence, among other things that were happening in my life at the time both professionally and personally.

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