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Nicola Roberts reveals what it's REALLY like to work with Giovanni Pernice on Strictly amid his 'feud' with Amanda Abbington: 'I might have wanted to strangle him'


Nicola Roberts has shed light on what is was really like to work with Giovanni Pernice on Strictly Come Dancing - after they were coupled up in the 2022 Christmas Special.

Giovanni has appeared on Strictly for eight consecutive years and made the final on three occasions, but Amanda is not the first celebrity to criticise his gruelling training style (pictured after 2021 win with Rose Ayling-Ellis) In 2016, TV presenter Laura Whitmore said: 'I was placed with a dance partner I was extremely uncomfortable with and in the end, I felt broken, I cried every day' (pictured on 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.

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