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Nicola Roberts ‘wanted to strangle’ Giovanni Pernice during Strictly training sessions

Strictly star Giovanni Pernice pushed Nicola to the point where she wanted to "strangle" him, when they danced together on Christmas 2022.

“I was beating myself up and not understanding the routine, not grasping the technical aspects, and the position is still not there every time and it’s a lot to think about so it’s been very fast but I like to be professional and I like to do a good job. Giovanni is being backed by the BBC (Credit: ITV) In the wake of claims that Amanda Abbington developed PTSD from her time with Gio on Strictly, there has been plenty of speculation about the Italian dancer’s future on the show. “Bosses arranged a call between his management and show execs to discuss recent coverage and make sure he was OK as obviously he’s faced a hell of a lot of stick over the past couple of months,” they then continued.

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