Giovanni Pernice hopes to 'go back to Strictly' after BBC scandal with plan to copy co-star's return

Giovanni has admitted he's inactive 'upset' aft being suspended from Strictly, adding helium wants to travel successful his erstwhile co-star Aljaž Škorjanec's footsteps and instrumentality to the show

Giovanni Pernice wants to instrumentality to Strictly Come Dancing aft helium was suspended from the amusement amid a BBC maltreatment scandal.

The 34-year-old pro dancer was axed from Strictly aft his 2023 spouse Amanda Abbington made a ailment astir his behaviour - which was partially upheld pursuing an investigation. He yet near wholly to articulation the Italian mentation of the programme, Ballando con le Stelle.

In a caller interrogation with the Mail connected Sunday, helium said that helium would similar to instrumentality to the show, conscionable similar his erstwhile co-star Aljaž Škorjanec did. Aljaž near the amusement successful 2022 to absorption connected being a father, pursuing claims of an altercation with a chap pistillate nonrecreational dancer which helium denies, earlier returning past year.

While Giovanni recovered occurrence connected his location turf - winning the contention successful Italy and uncovering emotion with nonrecreational spouse Bianca Guaccero - helium admitted that helium is keen to get backmost connected UK screens. Although he's not definite producers privation him back.

The prima confessed that helium believes the BBC has "closed the book", though helium credits Strictly with changing his life. Despite his eagerness to instrumentality to the BBC, helium says the determination is not his "choice".

Speaking to the Mail connected Sunday, Giovanni said: “Everybody has moved on. Maybe I mightiness travel backmost successful a fewer years similar Alijaz. I deliberation this is the way we take. And don’t forget, I’m the reigning Italian champion.”

Following his "difficult year", Giovanni said that winning the Italian amusement with his now-girlfriend Bianca made him realise helium had "got done it". He likened his acquisition to a "bad dream", adding that his parents "worried truthful much" astir him erstwhile helium was successful the heavy of the BBC probe into his conduct.

The dancer insisted helium isn't aggravated astatine BBC bosses and recalled an affectional gathering to sermon the findings of the review, admitting it was "nice" to person the accidental to talk to his colleagues again. The reappraisal recovered that determination was "no aggression and thing criminal", though helium admits shouting and saying "the aforesaid words".

Speaking to the Sunday Mirror earlier this month, Giovanni had immoderate prime words erstwhile it came to reflecting connected his acquisition of 2024. Giovanni's interior probe was carried retired aft the Beeb stated they took the claims "very seriously" and reviewed each evidence. The probe took immoderate clip owed to its "complex nature" and to guarantee a "rigorous and robust process" was carried out.

"Sorry for my connection but 2024 tin f**k off. I've been looking guardant to seeing the backmost of it," Giovanni said. The dancer went connected to add: "I'm not going to lie, determination were acheronian moments successful presumption of, you know, this is finished, this is the extremity of my career. That was 1 of my down moments."

After probe was completed, the BBC said: "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 said that she initially raised her concerns with Strictly producers connected the 3rd time of her grooming and had "many" discussions with bosses. The BBC apologised to Amanda successful September aft its probe upheld complaints of verbal bullying and harassment.

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