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Giovanni tells his story in world-first interview: He reveals his experience with Amanda Abbington, his torment, what happened in the training room and the WhatsApps where it went wrong. Read the Strictly bombshell
Days into Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington's Strictly journey last year, they were called in by bosses to be asked about the foul language they were heard using with each other.
The ugly ordeal began for Giovanni in September 2023 when, after meeting Amanda in the 'speed dating' process of the show (when the celebrities rotate around the professionals for a quick dance and chat) he asked producers if he could be paired with her because he thought she was a great dancer. Giovanni with Bianca Guaccero, his partner on the Italian version of Strictly, Ballando con le Stelle - the pair have topped the score board all four weeks so far and are set to win The worst moment of all, he reveals, was when, three months after the BBC had launched its investigation, he learned Amanda was going to appear in a television interview with Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy – a fellow member of the celebrity cast for last year's Strictly – to claim that her bullying allegations against him were 'of a sexual nature'.
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