Amanda Abbington's savage response to Giovanni Pernice's 'tea and chat' offer

Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice suggested that helium could person a cupful of beverage beside Amanda Abbington recently, though it's present been teased that she wouldn't bash that

It's been reported that Giovanni Pernice's proposition that helium could person a "nice cupful of tea" with Amanda Abbington isn't thing that she would beryllium funny in.

Professional dancer Giovanni, present 34, and histrion Amanda, present 50, were paired up for Strictly Come Dancing past year. It was aboriginal reported that the BBC were investigating allegations made against Giovanni by Amanda. She made allegations of "bullying" and "aggressive behaviour," with Giovanni powerfully denying "abusive oregon threatening behaviour".

The results of the BBC's interior investigation were released conscionable weeks agone and it was reported that the broadcaster ruled that Giovanni was not physically abusive, but complaints astir verbal bullying and harassment were upheld. Out of up to 17 allegations against him, six were upheld. The BBC apologised to Amanda and thanked her for coming guardant successful a connection issued astatine the time.

Giovanni spoke astir the result of the reappraisal during an quality connected ITV's Lorraine connected Tuesday, with him interviewed by Christine Lampard. Asked if helium would privation to accidental thing to Amanda oregon apologise if they came face-to-face, Giovanni said: "I deliberation we would person a bully cupful of tea, [and] astir apt person a chat and speech astir what happened successful that room."

The Sun reports that Amanda has nevertheless "slapped down" Giovanni's proposition and the outlet reports that a root said: "If Giovanni is putting the kettle connected and waiting to talk to Amanda, it volition beryllium crystal cold. The lone gathering she volition be is 1 with the BBC to rise concerns astir the handling of the investigation."

As antecedently reported, successful a connection announcing the decision of the reappraisal into Amanda's claims, the BBC said: "The BBC has present concluded its reappraisal into the complaints made by [Amanda] against [Giovanni]. We instrumentality immoderate allegations of bullying and harassment precise earnestly and this reappraisal has taken clip owed to its analyzable quality and our tendency to guarantee a rigorous and robust process was undertaken. [Strictly] 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."

The BBC added: "We person assessed the complaints and we person upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made. 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."

Amanda past issued a statement successful which she said that the apology "meant a lot" to her. She said arsenic portion of her statement: "Today's apology from the BBC is simply a vindication of my complaint. It's not conscionable a vindication for me, it's a vindication for the different radical who person contacted maine since I made my ailment to explicit concerns astir their ain experiences connected [Strictly]. I anticipation those who person felt incapable to talk retired present volition beryllium much assured that they volition beryllium listened to and believed. The BBC has invited maine to conscionable with elder absorption and this is thing I volition present beryllium considering." She added: "What matters astir present is that lessons person been learned and that the BBC makes the changes they've promised, to guarantee others don't acquisition the aforesaid ordeal that I and others similar maine did."

Giovanni also addressed the outcome of the review, saying successful a video connection to fans astatine the time: "Reading worldly that were untrue, wasn't the nicest clip of my beingness lets beryllium honest. But contiguous I'm blessed because, you know, astatine the opening determination were precise very superior allegations thrown retired astatine maine but arsenic successful today, nary of the superior allegations person been upheld. All the threatening, abusive, harassment behaviour allegations person not been upheld." And successful a written statement, a spokesperson for him said: "We are pleased that this six-month reappraisal has not recovered immoderate grounds of threatening oregon abusive behaviour by Giovanni. [He] is relieved that the overwhelming bulk of allegations retired to the BBC person not been upheld and looks guardant to continuing his enactment connected Dancing With The Stars successful Italy this season."

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