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Strictly news: Laura Whitmore accuses BBC of ‘gaslighting’ her when she first complained about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour

Strictly star Laura Whitmore has accused the BBC of gaslighting her when she raised concerns over Giovanni Pernice

The former Love Island host raised concerns about Giovanni Pernice ‘s alleged behaviour behind-the-scenes back in 2016. She recently confirmed that she did raise concerns about him to bosses at the time, however, she didn’t make a formal complaint. “I was asked to speak to the BBC along with six people that I know of (who deserve anonymity as they don’t want to be dragged through the press), about inappropriate behaviour they experienced similar to mine with the same individual.

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