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Strictly's Giovanni Pernice slated for £100K I'm A Celeb stint with bosses convinced he'd be a 'ratings winner' as BBC prepares to announce findings of misconduct probe
Just 24 hours before he learns the outcome of the BBC's bullying investigation, Giovanni Pernice was all smiles yesterday - apparently confident his name will be cleared.
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) The Mail On Sunday also reveals Mr Pernice handed the corporation lengthy screenshots of WhatsApp messages between himself and Ms Abbington where she would gush at how helpful he had been, how much she liked him and also makes apologies to him. Mr Pernice (pictured with Ms Abbington in rehearsals) handed investigators at the BBC a 28-minute long audio of the pair in conversation which his team believes proves that far from bullying her, he was instead hugely supportive
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