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Strictly star Giovanni Pernice breaks his silence after Amanda Abbington's bombshell interview as he urges fans  to ignore her claims and 'wait for the conclusion of BBC's review'


The professional dancer's warning comes after Amanda, 50, doubled down on her previous claims of backstage abuse on Strictly Come Dancing.

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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