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Shirley Ballas defends Strictly's Giovanni Pernice and calls him an 'absolute gentleman' amid his feud with former dance partner Amanda Abbington
Shirley Ballas defended Strictly's Giovanni Pernice as she appeared on Monday's Lorraine.
Amanda continued: 'I'm very sorry that people felt the need to send me death threats, threaten my children and bring up my past, healthy relationship with an ex-partner as an indicator of my current mental health. The pal added that Amanda found the negative response she got on social media for not mentioning Giovanni in her exit statement difficult, but insisted her family and friends had been there to support her. 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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