Strictly’s Giovanni Pernice breaks his silence on Amanda Abbington

Strictly Come Dancing‘s Giovanni Pernice has lastly damaged his silence on former celeb parter Amanda Abbington‘s explosive exit from the BBC present. 

The actress, 52, stop mid-series final yr on account of ‘private causes’ amid claims of a feud between her and Giovanni, 33, earlier than reviews she had demanded footage of their rehearsals after the expertise within the competitors left her with PTSD.

Speaking on The Mirror’s Invite Only podcast alongside fellow dancer Anton Du Beke, 57, he mentioned: ‘It’s a disgrace as a result of, for my part, [Amanda] might have gone all the best way.’

While decide Anton added: ‘I believed you and Amanda had been marvellous. I believed you had been terrific’ and in contrast the Sherlock actress’ skills to 2019 winner Kelvin Fletcher. 

Following accusations of his ‘militant’ instructing fashion Giovanni admitted that was a ‘perfectionist’ however mentioned it got here from a ‘perspective of caring’ and that he believed all different skilled dancers had been the identical. 

Saying: ‘In each single a part of the world, if you happen to’re knowledgeable dancer on one among these [Strictly] exhibits, you need to get these individuals wanting the very best they’ll on Saturday evening’. 

‘And if now we have good scores on the finish, I do look again and say, ‘I’ve completed an incredible job’. But all of us care about our companions and we would like that for them each single week; to look nice on a Saturday’. 

He continued: ‘There’s no particular approach that you’re, or need to be together with your celeb. You profit from their strengths so the one factor that is fixed is the truth that you need to do a present on Saturday evening.’ 

It comes after MailOn-line solely revealed that Amanda had dropped her criticism to the BBC and had not contacted the Corporation on the matter additional. 

Sources on the BBC mentioned that the ‘matter is now closed’ and so they have ‘moved on’ after she requested to assessment the recordings of their off-screen dancing after she left the sequence, citing ‘personal reasons.’

Amanda was additionally looking for authorized recommendation over Giovanni’s alleged behaviour in the direction of her, believing video footage might ‘back up’ her claims.

It is known that the primary BBC chiefs knew about her PTSD late final yr once they acquired a request for the tapes.

One present insider advised the Mail: ‘The whole thing was baffling but when Amanda contacted the BBC, she wanted some answers.

‘But she hasn’t adopted it via and the matter is now closed. Amanda mentioned she left for a medical motive on the time, however that was not PTSD.

‘Her complaint was of course looked at but they were adamant that Giovanni had done nothing wrong. The BBC were ready to fight her, Amanda’s motive for quitting Strictly was a completely totally different one to her PTSD.

‘She told production of a totally different medical condition and they [were] hugely supportive of her and did all they could to help.’

Amanda left the present throughout week 5 in October. It has reportedly taken months for her to get better from her time on the programme and he or she has apparently wanted remedy following the ‘behaviour she was exposed to.’

Speaking about her situation, Amanda advised The Sun: ‘I was diagnosed with mild PTSD after Strictly for several reasons and I told a few people about that, in the utmost confidence, among other things that were happening in my life at the time both professionally and personally.’

A BBC spokesman declined to remark on the time.

Amanda was praised by the judges for her performances throughout her time on the present however it was claimed she was struggling behind the scenes.

An inside supply advised The Telegraph: ‘It might be that she did not know what she let herself in for.

‘He [Giovanni] was fairly powerful and he or she discovered that troublesome. If she wasn’t very effectively, that would not have helped.

‘She was with a associate that had a sure coaching fashion that she could not deal with. Whether that got here to a head or whether or not there’s one thing else occurring I do not know.’

Giovanni’s mother and father mentioned the dancer ‘was simply doing his job’ following Amanda’s shock departure from Strictly.

Addressing the information on the time, Giovanni’s father Piero and mom Rosalda admitted that their son ‘skilled for lengthy hours however was simply doing his job’.

Twinkle-toed star Giovanni was reportedly solely given the information of Amanda’s exit a number of hours earlier than the official assertion was launched.

A supply advised the Daily Star: ‘Amanda did not inform Giovanni she had determined to stop the present. The first he heard was a name from a producer.

‘This has actually aggravated him. He’s barely heard from her for 10 days. She hasn’t been replying to messages or telling him what’s taking place.

‘He’s been complaining about it to buddies. He’s pissed off. He is fearful the drama will likely be damaging for his profession and make him look unhealthy.’

Amanda snubbed the present’s December closing which noticed thhe stars of the yr’s sequence that had beforehand been eradicated got here collectively to do a gaggle dance and have fun with the winner. 

A supply advised The Mirror of why she would not be there: ‘They needed to place her as nonetheless very a lot a part of the Strictly household, however Amanda’s response to the invitation was she’d not be again.

‘It’s a disgrace, as a result of her exit has been a bitter be aware to the sequence this yr.’

The Strictly insider added her snub has been ‘troublesome’ and upsetting for Giovanni as he does not need individuals to see it ‘as a mirrored image on him.’

They added while the pair typically ‘clashed’ Giovanni needs her all the very best.

Giovanni has reportedly fallen out with plenty of his former companions on the present.

In 2016, former Love Island host Laura Whitmore mentioned she ‘cried every single day’ and felt ‘uncomfortable’ whereas coaching with him.

She later wrote for HuffPost UK in 2018: ‘I’m nonetheless not prepared to speak in depth about my expertise on the present.

‘I used to be positioned with a dance associate I used to be extraordinarily uncomfortable with and in the long run I felt damaged, I cried every single day. And I actually was damaged, each mentally and bodily, by the tip.’

Giovanni was additionally mentioned to have fallen out with Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh in 2020 and ‘feuded’ with Richie Anderson in 2022.