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Giovanni Pernice told Amanda Abbington he wanted to 'f*** her' during 'banter' says Strictly probe

Giovanni Pernice told Amanda Abbington he "wanted to f*** her" during Strictly Come Dancing training, the BBC's investigation finds, but sources assure the comments were all in mutual jest.

And while Giovanni's team has downplayed the upheld complaints as "trivial", Amanda, aged 50, begs to differ, arguing that they justify her choice to come forward. The BBC upheld some, but not all, of Amanda's complaints (Image: PA)One account detailed how he made a crude gesture and a lewd comment, telling his dance partner he "wanted to f*** her". Giovanni shared his relief the probe is over"Despite this vile abuse, I've never regretted coming forward, and today's apology from the BBC is a vindication of my complaint.

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