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Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas shares very cryptic Instagram post amid Amanda Abbington's bombshell interviews about Giovanni Pernice scandal


Shirley Ballas has shared a very cryptic Instagram post on Wednesday evening defending Giovanni Pernice following Amanda Abbington's bombshell Channel 4 interview.

Yet in a dramatic twist in the Strictly saga, the actress has claimed Giovanni tried to stop her legal team from accessing the video 'evidence' after producers were forced to put cameras in the dance studio after Amanda raised concerns. Fellow Italian dancer Graziano Di Prima was sacked from the programme after he was accused of kicking and spitting at former Love Island star Zara McDermott (pictured together during last year's competition) Rehearsals for the new series began on Monday, and today professionals including Johannes Radebe, Amy Dowden and Dianne Buswell were all smiles as they arrived to practise at a London dance studio.

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