Amanda Abbington 'considering legal action against BBC' as 6 Strictly Giovanni complaints upheld

The BBC has issued an apology to histrion Amanda Abbington pursuing the probe into her bullying claims against her erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing spouse Giovanni Pernice

Amanda Abbington is deliberating implicit taking the BBC to tribunal for nonaccomplishment of net and damages pursuing its probe results connected accusations of bullying by Strictly Come Dancing personage Giovanni Pernice, according to reports.

The Sherlock star, who near the deed BBC One bid past twelvemonth citing "personal reasons," has accused the amusement of fostering a "toxic environment" teeming with "inappropriate, mean, and nasty bullying."

Giovanni Pernice was exonerated of allegations of threatening and abusive behaviour aft the BBC looked into complaints lodged against him. On Monday, September 30, the corp made nationalist its findings connected the substance and extended an apology to Abbington.

The BBC said atrocious to Amanda aft it "upheld some, but not all" claims astir the Italian dancer during the actress's stint connected the creation program, upholding six retired of 17 complaints she raised. The probe revealed instances of "inappropriate behaviour of intersexual banter successful the workplace" 1 of which progressive Pernice making an improper gesture, contravening corp policies.

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In her comments connected the BBC's announcement, Amanda stated that speaking retired "was not an casual happening to do". The BBC announced: "Strictly Come Dancing is simply a household amusement and we rightly expect precise precocious standards. While contention tin beryllium tough, rigorous and demanding, we privation the amusement to yet beryllium a joyous and transformative experience.

"It is simply a large shame if this hasn't been the lawsuit for everyone who has appeared connected the show. We person assessed the complaints and we person upheld some, but not all. We privation to apologise to Amanda Abbington and to convey her for coming guardant and taking part. We cognize this would not person been an casual happening to do."

An insider adjacent to Amanda revealed: "Amanda is delighted and relieved, and feels her determination to talk retired and kick has been rewarded. She hopes different celebrities mightiness travel guardant now, harmless successful the cognition they, too, volition beryllium listened to."

The root told The Sun: "Amanda has been done hellhole and mislaid enactment arsenic a effect of going public, and is considering taking further enactment against the BBC for damages and nonaccomplishment of earnings. Amanda suffered enormously, got formally diagnosed with PTSD, and feels the BBC breached its work of attraction guidelines by not protecting her sooner.

"It’s hard to enactment a fig connected however overmuch she could expect if things spell her way, but it could beryllium up to £300,000. Obviously this would beryllium the BBC’s worst nightmare; this has already been a costly investigation, and Strictly’s estimation has taken a walloping.”

A spokesperson for Giovanni said: "We are pleased this six-month reappraisal has not recovered immoderate grounds of threatening oregon abusive behaviour. Giovanni is relieved that the overwhelming bulk of allegations enactment to the BBC person not been upheld and looks guardant to continuing his enactment connected Dancing With The Stars successful Italy this season."

Since his departure from Strictly successful May, Giovanni has landed a caller gig connected Dancing With The Stars successful Italy, partnering with Bianca Guaccero. Insiders reckon helium mightiness beryllium fixed the greenish airy for a astonishment comeback to Strictly - though those successful his interior ellipse suggest he's been near feeling "burned" by his past experiences.

A pal of his commented: "Giovanni feels helium was thrown to the wolves, and is precise bruised by immoderate of the claims made by erstwhile partners against him. He has ever maintained his innocence truthful close present the thought of going backmost to Strictly seems outlandish.

"Only 4 allegations against him were upheld for bullying, positive 2 intersexual complaints, but helium feels determination was discourse to these, and helium was lone ever joking. Not to belittle Amanda's experience, which is valid, but Giovanni feels similar helium could person been supported amended too."

Strictly returned connected September 14 for its 20th day show. Chaperones are present contiguous during rehearsals.

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