Giovanni Pernice says he would love Strictly return but fears BBC has ‘moved on’

Giovanni Pernice has said helium would “love to spell back” to Strictly Come Dancing but feels the BBC amusement volition not person him instrumentality pursuing a probe into his teaching methods erstwhile helium competed with Amanda Abbington.

Abbington had claimed she was subjected to a “toxic environment” and “inappropriate, mean, nasty bullying” behaviour during her clip connected the 2023 series.

Italian dancer Pernice, who “rejected immoderate proposition of abusive oregon threatening behaviour”, welcomed the decision of a BBC reappraisal which upheld “some, but not all” of the complaints made by the histrion against him.

There were nary findings relating to carnal aggression, but complaints of verbal bullying and harassment were upheld, the PA quality bureau understands.

Discussing whether helium could instrumentality to Strictly this year, Pernice, 34, told The Mail On Sunday: “I deliberation they person closed the publication connected that and everyone has moved on.

“I would emotion to spell backmost to Strictly due to the fact that Strictly changed my life. It is simply a monolithic show, but I don’t deliberation they’re going to person maine back. They’re not.

“I’m upset arsenic well. It’s been a great, great, large 10 years. I achieved everything. But it’s not my choice, it’s not my decision. Everybody has moved on.”

The nonrecreational dancer, who joined the BBC creation contention successful 2015, suggested helium could “maybe” instrumentality to the amusement successful a fewer years.

Following the decision of the review, Pernice met with BBC bosses to sermon the findings, which helium said was a “great” gathering arsenic helium got to talk with radical helium had worked with for 10 years who could not pass with him erstwhile the probe was ongoing.

“I deliberation the effect of their probe was right: it proved determination was nary aggression and thing criminal,” helium said. “We did shout, and we said the aforesaid words.”

Following his departure from the show, Pernice joined the Italian equivalent called Ballando Con Le Stelle arsenic a nonrecreational dancer.

Pernice and his personage partner, Italian histrion and vocalist Bianca Guaccero, 43, were crowned winners of the latest bid successful December.

The amusement besides brought Pernice occurrence successful his idiosyncratic beingness arsenic the duo began a romanticist narration whilst moving together.

“I person won twice. I won a amusement and I person a girlfriend,” helium said.

He added that 2024 had been a “difficult year”, but lifting the trophy proved to him helium had “got done it”.

Asked if helium volition accommodate his grooming methods pursuing Abbington’s complaints, helium said: “The full happening made maine question everything but I didn’t alteration for the amusement successful Italy and I won that, truthful this is what I deliberation is right.

“Maybe the attack could beryllium different, but past erstwhile you extremity up doing the aforesaid amusement successful a antithetic state and triumph the show? I person recovered the reply everyone has been searching for.”

Pernice is acceptable to prima successful The Last Dance signifier show, performing successful venues crossed the UK from Monday until May.