News about Giovanni Pernice

Just days into Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington's Strictly journey last year, they were called in by bosses to be questioned about the foul language they were heard using with each other. The producers were taken aback by the obscenities flying back and forth and wanted to make sure neither party was offended, or indeed upset, by them. According to Giovanni,34, Amanda was quick to insist that all was fine between the pair. Finally breaking his silence on the saga that brought his glittering Strictly career to an end, Giovanni now tells the Mail in an exclusive interview: 'Amanda was a laugh, we were making each other laugh. She would say very bad things, like the c-word. She would use it.

The Italian dancer, 34, was seen giving the thumbs up and blowing kisses at fans as he left a dance class in South West London.  The former Strictly professional left the BBC show in May after his former celebrity partner Amanda Abbington complained about his behaviour.

Giovanni Pernice is reportedly set to make a return to Strictly Come Dancing after being cleared of the majority of bullying allegations against him in a recent BBC probe. The Italian dancer 34, will allegedly feature in a special episode celebrating the show's 20th anniversary, which will take a look back at 'iconic performances and familiar faces past and present'. Giovanni is likely to be seen in the episode, which airs in December, alongside his former dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis, 29, who made history as the first deaf contestant to win the coveted glitterball trophy. 

Rose Ayling-Ellis was struck by a car while filming dramatic scenes for her thrilling new ITV series Code Of Silence.  The Strictly Come Dancing winner, 29, was captured being hit by the vehicle during the gruelling day on set as she left a pub in the streets of London. Rose was gearing up to play her brand new character as she prepares to stun viewers in her first big role since she won Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 alongside Giovanni Pernice.

The dance partners have spent the week defending their awkward exchange during Saturday night's live show.

Amanda Abbington has revealed she is feeling 'very emotional' while dealing with the menopause as she opens up about the 'rollercoaster' experience. The actress, 50, who has been at the centre of a media storm surrounding her allegations against Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice, admitted the toll the menopause has taken on her. Amanda spoke during an interview with Bella magazine, where she admitted her emotions have been 'at the surface' after starting the menopause three years ago.

Giovanni Pernice has sparked romance rumours on the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing with his celebrity partner Bianca Guaccero.   The professional, 34, is currently starring on Ballando con le Stelle after leaving the UK version of the show amid a misconduct probe.  After sharing a cosy video with his partner over the weekend, fans of the show praised the 'good looking couple' and 'hoped they'd fall in love.'

The Sicilian dancer, 34, who is currently storming Ballando Con Le Stelle - the Italian version of Strictly - will appear on Celebrity Hunted in early 2025. The series was filmed before the Strictly scandal broke and Channel 4 executives considered cutting his scenes from the show. But instead they have decided to reschedule the show for January 2025 after Giovanni was cleared of 11 out of 17 of Amanda 's complaints against him following a six-month BBC investigation. Gio has also revealed in the past week that he and best friend Anton Du Beke will go on their 'together again' theatre tour, in a tacit show of support for him by the current Strictly judge. He also has his solo Last Dance tour of the UK booked in for next year and also Ballando on Tour - more than 20 dates up and down the country from Ipswich to Inverness for the public outside of London to attend dance classes with him. But friends of the Sicilian dance star say that they their fear that Ms Abbington will 'simply never stop slinging mud at him'.

The professional dancer, 34, left the BBC show after his former celebrity partner Amanda Abbington made numerous complaints about his behaviour and has since joined the cast of the Italian version of the show Ballando Con Le Stelle.

Sashaying down some red velvet stairs with his glamorous dance partner, Giovanni Pernice beamed with happiness. With the blue skies of Rome behind him, he spoke excitedly about his forthcoming performance on Ballando Con Le Stelle - the Italian version of Strictly. Pernice told his fans on Instagram that his first week on the show, paired with Italian actress Bianca Guaccero, had gone well and that they were both looking forward to their second performance. It was, friends say, a 'good day'. After all, just hours beforehand, Giovanni had learned that just six out of 17 of Amanda Abbington's complaints against him had been upheld by the BBC following a six-month investigation. In his view, the most serious allegations she had made were not upheld.

A resurfaced video has emerged of Amanda Abbington praising Giovanni Pernice , shortly before she made a series of bullying claims about him. The actress, 50, left BBC 's Strictly Come Dancing during week six in October last year, later accusing her Strictly partner Mr Pernice of inappropriate conduct. The former Strictly professional, 34, was cleared of the majority of allegations made against him by the star, while six were upheld, and is now moving on with his career plans. However, a video has since resurfaced of the Sherlock actress gushing over Mr Pernice's 'amazing' choreography skills during a studio rehearsal. In the clip, the Sherlock actress is seen seated in car, speaking enthusiastically about her dance routine while complimenting Pernice's 'beautiful' creative approach.

Why do so many women find it difficult to warm to Amanda Abbington? After I wrote this week that all the actress and former Strictly contestant seems to do is 'cry, panic and play the victim', I put on my tin hat expecting a barrage of abuse from the sisterhood. Yet scrolling through the hundreds of comments the piece provoked online, I realised that, far from supporting Amanda, women had almost universally turned against her. I was as surprised as the next person. Ten years ago at the height of the #MeToo movement, women would surely have rallied around anyone who claimed they were the victim of sexist bullying in the workplace so severe it caused them PTSD, as Amanda has following her time with dance partner Giovanni Pernice.

The BBC has launched a probe into workplace culture in the wake of the ongoing Strictly bullying scandal which has seen allegations of abuse hurled at the corporation by celebrities. In the bombshell decision, the BBC has today said it is aiming to crack down on 'abuse of power' after the corporation apologised to Strictly Come Dancing star Amanda Abbington when she accused her dance partner Giovanni Pernice of bullying. This led other celebs including Laura Whitmore , Zara McDermott and Ranvir Singh to then come forward with fresh claims - though Pernice and his team deny the wrongdoing. BBC Chair Samir Shah said: "I cannot emphasise enough that I am fully committed to tackling inappropriate or abusive behaviour. 'For most of us it is a joy to work for the BBC and that should be the case for everyone.'

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has insisted she's 'never been witness to anything negative backstage' after the BBC published its misconduct probe into professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. Last week, the BBC shared its findings after former contestant Amanda Abbington made numerous complaints about his behaviour. Out of 17 allegations, the BBC upheld six, some of which are for Giovanni using swear words. The report found that his language could be 'belittling,' and agreed with Amanda that at times he appeared to be giving her overly negative feedback.

Rose Ayling-Ellis is set to star in a major new ITV crime drama, which will see her ditch her Strictly sequins from a raggedy dinner apron.

Giovanni Pernice has announced his new 2025 dancing tour Together Again with his close pal Anton Du Beke. The former Strictly professional, 34, is moving onwards and upwards with his career plans after being cleared of the majority of bullying allegations against him in a recent BBC probe. Six of his former partner actress Amanda Abbington's allegations against him were upheld - after she made a series of bullying claims against him during her time on the show last year. 

The pro dancer and judge, 58, was paired with celebrities such as Ruth Langsford, Ann Widdecombe, Lesley Joseph and Esther Rantzen.

When Amanda ­Abbington appeared on Newsnight last week, she said that her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice called her names. In fact, she said her time on the BBC show was an 'ongoing litany of being verbally abused' by the Italian star. But the Mail can now reveal that Ms Abbington called Pernice a string of swear words - and was even deemed to have been the one to start the coarse ­language by the BBC probe.

When Amanda Abbington tearfully told Giovanni Pernice that she'd found lumps in her breasts, he reacted like a perfect gentleman, say his friends. Calling around his contacts, the Italian dancer handed her numbers of medics who had been recommended to him, they say. That was the last he ever heard from her. For she later quit the ballroom competition, explaining to Strictly bosses that she feared she had cancer. After describing her shock health scare in a newspaper interview at the weekend, the ongoing saga of Abbington's dramatic departure from Strictly last October - which everyone has heard, many times, was due to her 'mistreatment' and 'bullying' in rehearsals which left her with PTSD - took a confusing turn.

The stage worker went to the BBC after hearing it was investigating Amanda Abbington's claims against the ex Strictly star (Abbington is pictured left with . But the corporation refused to look into it as it related to 'conduct outside of his engagement with the BBC'. The former Made in Italy worker said this was 'disappointing' and he didn't feel comfortable speaking out at the time because he needed his job. A spokesperson for Mr Pernice slammed the allegation as a 'smear campaign'.

Amanda Abbington, 50, left the BBC show during week six in October last year, later accusing her Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice of inappropriate conduct. The former Strictly professional was cleared of the majority of allegations made against him by the actress. Ms Abbington last night revealed her relief that a cancer scare meant she could quit Strictly - and training with Mr Pernice. A spokeswoman for Giovanni has since told MailOnline: 'The BBC concluded its review almost a week ago. It is deeply concerning that Ms Abbington appears to be hellbent on continuously misrepresenting the review's findings in TV and newspaper interviews.'

During her first interview since the BBC published the findings of its Strictly 'bullying' inquiry, Amanda Abbington revealed how she had suffered 'one of the worst years of my life'. Wearing black and with her hair scraped back into a bun, the actress told Newsnight's sympathetic host Victoria Derbyshire: 'I've been through a lot. Women go through a lot. But it has been a very unpleasant, turbulent, relentless time in my life.' The 'lot' that Ms Abbington alluded to undoubtedly included the toxic row with her former dance partner Giovanni Pernice.

Amanda Abbington last night revealed her relief that a cancer scare meant she could quit Strictly Come Dancing - and training with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. The 50-year-old actress left the BBC show during week six in October last year, citing personal reasons. Now, Ms Abbington has revealed that she had discovered two lumps in her breast on the morning of her Strictly exit.

Like many Strictly fans, I was bewildered to see actress Amanda Abbington turn up on the BBC's flagship political programme Newsnight, welling up as she spoke of the PTSD she was diagnosed with after training sessions with dance partner Giovanni Pernice. It was just days after the BBC finally published its findings into her allegations against him - some of the claims about verbal bullying and harassment were upheld, but Gio was cleared of the most serious ones of physical aggression. There she sat, still consumed by the affair. She gave every ­impression that she'd been betrayed and even destroyed by her Strictly experience. Watching, I not only felt very sorry for Amanda, but feared for her.