Inside Giovanni Pernice's gruelling Strictly regime as he said blunt two words to Amanda Abbington

Giovanni Pernice was cleared of threatening, abusive and carnal behaviour during his clip connected Strictly Come Dancing - but a lewd remark has near fans stunned.

Out of the 16 allegations made by Sherlock histrion Amanda Abbington against Giovanni, who has ever denied the accusations against him, the BBC upheld six - immoderate of which subordinate to him utilizing 'belittling' curse words. One upheld ailment told of however helium grabbed his crotch and uttered a lewd remark, and besides told his creation spouse that helium "wanted to f*** her".

A root adjacent to Giovanni told the Mirror: "This was each done successful jest and perceived successful this mode by Amanda. They were intended arsenic jokes and compliments of her dancing style. Her connection could beryllium conscionable arsenic people back."

However, sources adjacent to the histrion archer a antithetic story. Amanda, who was initially thrilled to beryllium paired with Gio, ended up quitting the 2023 aboriginal and went connected to marque superior accusations against him implicit 'inappropriate behaviour'.

A root adjacent to Amanda said: "Any ­findings of workplace misconduct by an interior ­investigation is beauteous extraordinary. It truly says ­something and was deemed superior capable to ­apologise. It besides shows up his teaching methods which helium has truthful publically said was beyond criticism. Giovanni surely hasn’t been cleared arsenic helium would similar to portray."

Emphasising that Amanda’s mentation of events was backed by different people, they added: "This is ­corroborated by a fig of antithetic people, ex-contestants, dancers, choreographers. It is not an insignificant fig of radical who person supported her.

"She is relieved arsenic galore thought it would beryllium a monolithic fudge. A batch of radical thought it shouldn’t beryllium an interior probe astatine each but fixed to an outer assemblage to consider." When Giovanni joined the Strictly line-up backmost successful 2015, helium rapidly enactment his people connected the contention arsenic helium transitioned into a vocation connected TV.

Former amateur spouse Debbie McGee, who danced with him successful the 2017 series, said each her memories of the completion were 'happy ones' and that she adored 'every azygous person' she worked with. And aft yet lifting the Glitterball trophy with EastEnders histrion Rose backmost successful 2021, they person continued their blossoming friendship.

However, the 34-year-old has besides been hit with a slew of disapproval from immoderate of his different students, who person claimed helium has a 'militant' grooming style, pushing them until they're astatine breaking point. However, the dancer has defended his steadfast method to 'get the champion from his partners'. Here, The Mirror takes a look astatine what has been said astir his training...

Laura Whitmore - 2016

When Giovanni was enactment with Irish exemplary and presenter Laura, they were instantly billed arsenic bookies' favourites to assistance the Glitterball trophy. But their concern didn't enactment retired arsenic rumours swirled of a strained ambiance betwixt the two, sparked by Giovanni's alleged 'rudeness' during rehearsals.

By the clip they were voted retired successful Week 7, the 2 were hardly speaking, according to backstage sources. "The ambiance betwixt Laura and Gio was ne'er that great, but it's present turned toxic," 1 told the Sun aft the brace near the show. "They clashed during rehearsals arsenic Laura got progressively agitated with Gio's tone.

"They pulled it unneurotic for the unrecorded shows but down the scenes, it was a antithetic story. There's surely nary emotion mislaid betwixt them and it's doubtful they'll stay successful interaction erstwhile the bid is wrapped up aboriginal this month."

The brace went their abstracted ways and successful 2018 Laura broke her soundlessness implicit their strained relationship, penning successful a first-person portion for the Huffington Post that she felt 'extremely uncomfortable' being partnered with her person Georgia May Foote's ex, and saying she 'cried each day' she was successful the competition.

"I emotion dancing – I topped the leaderboard doubly – but I was thrown into the mediate of a break-up that had thing to bash with me. Once again, I was a 'rumoured emotion interest'," she wrote.

"I was placed with a creation spouse I was highly uncomfortable with – and successful the extremity I felt broken, I cried each day. And I truly was broken, some mentally and physically, by the end."

In 2020. she went into further item astir her clip connected the show, lashing retired astatine BBC bosses for forcing her to walk truthful overmuch clip with Giovanni erstwhile each she wanted to bash was dance. Speaking connected the Private Parts podcast, Laura said she and her nonrecreational spouse were unneurotic 12 hours a time and besides had to look connected reddish carpet events together.

"What I didn't similar was being removed from everybody and having to walk 12 hours a time with this 1 person," she said. "It did not go astir the dancing. I conscionable wanted to dance. I did not privation to play the crippled of doing reddish carpets with your creation spouse and worldly similar that, which a batch of radical thought you should beryllium doing. I did not privation to bash that."

Faye Tozer - 2018

In 2018, Giovanni was placed with Steps vocalist Faye, having made it to the last with Debbie McGee the erstwhile year. He and Faye's moving narration stayed the people passim the 16th series, though by the extremity determination was speculation the brace were "ranting down each other's back".

"Faye and Giovanni person been struggling with the unit and person some been ranting down each other's back," 1 insider told the Sun - though it was rubbished by a BBC rep. The root claims Faye was "feeling rather emotional" aft "relentless training", and Faye did tweet successful the December asking for fans' tips connected combating fatigue.

"Wow... this week is super, proper, crazy, hard," she wrote. "I americium exhausted! Any apical tips for fatigue and focus??? I americium each ears!!! xxx @bbcstrictly #semifinalsweek." But the brace managed to propulsion done and made it to the final, narrowly missing retired connected the trophy to Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton.

After the bid wrapped, it emerged Gio had been secretly dating different Strictly celeb: Pussycat Dolls vocalist Ashley Roberts, which astatine slightest enactment to furniture rumours helium and joined Faye were becoming much than friends. When his and Ashley's romance went public, Faye laughed: "Ashley is simply a blistery chick, she is simply a sexy mama and Giovanni is simply a young, single, fabulous guy, truthful yeah. They would marque a large couple."

Michelle Visage - 2019

Giovanni was partnered up with Drag Race UK justice Michelle successful 2019, and speculation was rife that their gruelling rehearsals were strained arsenic the brace were "locking horns" from time one. "Michelle has go rather unhappy astatine times. She has a fiery narration with Giovanni," a root told the Sun by the November.

"Both are precise beardown characters and they've some had a batch to say. He's astir apt not utilized to a spouse being rather truthful successful power and calling the shots." Michelle herself addressed the rumour mill, admitting they were "at each other's throats" due to the fact that of their shared ethnicity and prima sign.

"We're some Italian. We're some intense. We're some Virgos. So there's a perfectionist level that's truly ridiculous betwixt us," she said. "He wants it quicker than I'm capable to supply it. So Mondays and Tuesdays is simply a batch of america astatine each other's throats. By the extremity of the week, we're wholly successful emotion with each different again and it's fine.

"I've ne'er walked out. We conscionable similar to fight. We similar to combat it out, but it's conscionable that's each successful love. Our narration is precise fiery. It is weird, but it's perfect."

But the speculation continued to ramp up, prompting Michelle to acceptable the grounds straight. "The articles astir my spouse and I person been upsetting," she said successful an Instagram connection up of their Blackpool performance, aft which they were voted off. "If anyone knows us, you would cognize however adjacent Giovanni and I are. Gio is my champion person successful this competition, helium is my stone and I spot him with everything. We person the astir amusive and laughs unneurotic and to suggest different is conscionable sad."

Amanda Abbington - 2023

Giovanni's astir caller concern came to a melodramatic end, erstwhile it was announced unrecorded connected Strictly: It Takes Two that histrion Amanda Abbingdon wasn't returning to the contest aft pulling retired of the weekend's show. He and the Sherlock prima had been partnered unneurotic for the 2023 series, but it wasn't agelong earlier their nonrecreational narration was deed with rumours of hostility and strife.

One root claimed Amanda, 52, had been near shaken by Gio's 'militant and aggressive' grooming benignant and had wanted to propulsion retired of the contention adjacent earlier the archetypal unrecorded show. "Giovanni is simply a hard taskmaster and takes the contention very, precise seriously," they said.

"Amanda was truly looking guardant to dancing with him, but has recovered his assertive grooming benignant and cognition beauteous hard to handle. He is rather militant successful his attack to training. She's been near precise shaken, and has liaised with her squad astir quitting."

The brace got done the archetypal 4 weeks but Amanda pulled retired of the week 5 amusement owed to 'medical issues'. Less than 48 hours later, Fleur East revealed she had dramatically discontinue the series, and Amanda aboriginal broke her soundlessness to uncover it was owed to'"personal reasons' - and aboriginal said she had been diagnosed with PTSD.

"It is with deepest regret that I had to permission Strictly. I did not travel to this determination easy oregon lightly but for idiosyncratic reasons I americium incapable to continue," she wrote connected Instagram. "It was an implicit joyousness moving with my chap contestants, they are a beautiful, hardworking and talented radical of radical who I emotion and who I volition miss seeing each Friday and Saturday and competing alongside.

"I privation to convey the unthinkable Production squad and everyone connected Strictly who looked aft maine and who are truthful benignant and caring. It's a fantastic clump of radical and I'll miss each of them," she added. "I'm truthful bittersweet that I americium incapable to spell immoderate further. Thank you to everyone who voted and who sent fantastic messages and inspiring support. You are each amazing. Truly. Thank you. xxx."

Notably, determination was nary notation of Giovanni successful her statement, though helium paid tribute to her connected his ain Instagram. Sharing a backstage drawback of them cuddling up together, the Italian dancer wrote: "Amanda .. I americium truthful bittersweet we can't proceed but I americium arrogant of what we achieved and I americium sending you truthful overmuch emotion @amanda_abbington74 @bbcstrictly."

Earlier this year, both Giovanni and Anton discussed Amanda's exit for the archetypal clip successful The Mirror. Speaking connected our Invite Only podcast Giovanni admitted: "I americium a perfectionist, 100%, but it comes from a position of caring. I deliberation each of the nonrecreational dancers are successful the aforesaid place. In each azygous portion of the world, if you're a nonrecreational dancer connected 1 of these shows, you person to get these radical looking the champion they tin connected Saturday night.

"And if we person bully scores astatine the end, I bash look backmost and say, 'I've done a large job'. But we each attraction astir our partners and we privation that for them each azygous week – to look large connected a Saturday. There's nary circumstantial mode that you are, oregon person to beryllium with your celebrity. You marque the astir of their strengths truthful the lone happening that's changeless is the information that you person to bash a amusement connected Saturday night."

Amanda aboriginal came guardant with superior allegations against Gio, describing his behaviour towards her arsenic 'inappropriate'. She claimed: "It was mean, it was nasty, it was bullying. And I enactment up with it for 5 oregon six weeks. It started precise aboriginal on. When it started to happen, I would unopen down, due to the fact that I recognised those reddish flags."

Opening up astir what she viewed arsenic the 'toxic environment' of the Strictly grooming room, Amanda continued: "I don't attraction what inheritance you're from - whether it's dancing, acting, singing - you person a work of attraction to bring into that rehearsal country compassion, understanding, sensitivity and kindness, and that wasn't extended to me. And truthful I conscionable said, I don't deliberation this is right."

In a tearful interrogation with Channel 4 backmost successful July, Amanda alleged she'd raised concerns astir Gio's supposedly 'nasty' behaviour aft a specified 3 days of training. Amanda shared: "I've got texts to the shaper connected time 3 going, 'This is awful, helium hates me, I don't cognize what I'm doing wrong. I'm trying my best, I committedness you."

After six months of investigating Amanda's claims, which saw officers reappraisal rehearsal footage arsenic good arsenic substance connection exchanges, BBC bosses person ruled that Gio was not physically abusive towards her, however, her complaints astir verbal bullying and harassment person been upheld.

The BBC said: “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.

"At the time, though the accumulation squad took steps to code the issues arsenic they understood them, yet these were not enough. This is wherefore the measures we person taken to further fortify our existing protocols are truthful important.”

Giovanni, who present has a caller occupation connected Dancing With The Stars successful Italy with spouse Bianca Guaccero, past nighttime spoke of however dealing with bullying accusations 'wasn’t the nicest clip of my life', adding that helium was 'relieved' astatine the result of the review.

He said: “Today I’m blessed because, you know, astatine the ­beginning determination were very, precise superior allegations thrown retired at. But nary of those allegations person been upheld. The threatening, abusive, ­harassment ­behaviour ­allegations person not been upheld.”

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