Giovanni Pernice to star on Strictly Come Dancing anniversary despite Amanda Abbington objection

Strictly Come Dancing seasoned Giovanni Pernice could beryllium backmost connected BBC screens soon if reports retired contiguous are to beryllium believed - meantime it is claimed Amanda Abbington objects to the idea

Strictly Come Dancing prima Giovanni Penice whitethorn beryllium seen backmost connected the deed BBC amusement adjacent month, according to reports.

This is contempt his erstwhile creation spouse Amanda Abbington reportedly attempting to person him cancelled from the show, the Mail reports tonight.

Italian Giovanni was forced retired of the amusement aft his erstwhile creation spouse Amanda made a bid of bullying allegations against him.

And present the Mail connected Sunday claims Giovanni volition beryllium 1 of the Strictly veterans to diagnostic successful a celebratory 20th day special.

The insubstantial claims that Strictly bosses person been insisting that Giovanni plays a starring relation successful the peculiar show, which is acceptable to beryllium broadcast connected December 21.

Giovanni was a long-running diagnostic connected the amusement and won a Bafta for won a Bafta for ‘Memorable Moment’ erstwhile helium and deaf histrion Rose Ayling-Ellis performed a almighty soundless creation to Clean Bandit's Symphony successful 2021.

A BBC insider told the Mail: “Given his impact, particularity for the Bafta triumph – which was voted for by the nationalist – it is lone the obtuse who would deliberation that Giovanni should not beryllium included successful the 20th-year reflections successful immoderate form.

“Giovanni has made an immense interaction connected Strictly and volition perfectly not beryllium erased from Strictly Come Dancing's history. What helium and Rose did was unthinkable and conscionable due to the fact that Amanda has travel on and made allegations, galore of which were not upheld, does not alteration that.

“Strictly's bosses emotion Gio, they consciousness powerfully astir what happened, and they spot it arsenic lone close that helium is celebrated. Amanda whitethorn person met with the BBC recently, erstwhile she aired her views astir Giovanni and the show, but Strictly inactive adores Gio and its bosses cognize that viewers volition beryllium thrilled to spot him back.”

Sherlock histrion Amanda, 52, is reported to beryllium against the thought of Giovanni, 34, returning for the one-off show, but rumours abound that helium whitethorn adjacent beryllium being lined up to rejoin the main formed for the main show.

Giovanni insists helium did not bully 2023 contestant Amanda, who accused him of unprofessional behaviour behind-the-scenes of the show. While an interior BBC probe yet cleared the prima of wrongdoing, different past participants of the amusement and successful the creation world person besides spoken retired against the prima to impeach him of being overly aggravated during training.

The prima himself did not instrumentality to Strictly amid the turmoil - but immoderate fans hoped helium whitethorn beryllium capable to marque a comeback aft the BBC cleared him. Instead of featuring connected Strictly this year, Giovanni has returned to his autochthonal Italy to vie connected Ballando con le Stelle - the Italian mentation of the amusement which translates to Dancing With The Stars.

The BBC upheld six retired of 17 of Ms Abbington's claims successful September, and the Sicilian was cleared of her astir superior allegations.