The outcomes of the BBC’s internal examination into claims made about previous Strictly Come Dancing expert dancer Giovanni Pernice’s conduct on the program have actually been revealed.
The Italian dancer was implicated of “violent and harsh behaviour” by Sherlock starlet Amanda Abbington, who he was partnered with in the 2023 series before her abrupt departure from the competitors.
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In a brand-new declaration, the BBC has actually apologised to Amanda, keeping in mind that it had actually examined and maintained “some, however not all, of the grievances made”.
“We have actually evaluated the grievances and we have actually promoted some, however not all, of the problems made. We wish to apologise to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for stepping forward and participating. We understand this would not have actually been a simple thing to do.”
According to PA, there were no findings connecting to physical aggressiveness, nevertheless grievances of spoken bullying and harassment have actually been supported
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All of it started back in October 2023, when Amanda left of Strictly throughout the 5th week due to “medical factors”. She later on resolved her departure in a social networks declaration, pointing out “individual factors” for being “not able to continue”.
In January, it was reported that Amanda had actually asked for video footage from her wedding rehearsals with Giovanni and was apparently looking for legal recommendations. Later on that month, the Mr Selfridge star exposed that she had actually been detected with moderate PTSD following her time on the program. It was likewise reported that she had actually held a conference with 2 of Giovanni’s previous celeb dance partners, Good Morning Britain host Ranvir Singh and speaker Laura Whitmore.
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