Strictly’s Giovanni Pernice ‘receives full help of BBC bosses’
BBC bosses are reportedly sticking by Giovanni Pernice following his feud with Amanda Abbington.
The Strictly Come Dancing skilled, 33, was stated to have had a falling out with the actress, 51, who’s alleged to be affected by PTSD following her expertise on the present.
According to The Sun, bosses organized a name between Giovanni’s administration and Strictly executives the place they provided him their full help and checked in on his psychological well being.
Giovanni is known to have been assured that his place on the present is safe.
A supply stated: ‘It’s no secret Gio and Amanda had a tricksy relationship — however there are two sides to each story.
BBC bosses are reportedly sticking by Giovanni Pernice following his feud with Amanda Abbington
The Strictly Come Dancing skilled, 33, was stated to have had a falling out with the actress, 51, who’s alleged to be affected by PTSD following her expertise on the present
‘Bosses organized a name between his administration and present execs to debate latest protection and ensure he was OK as clearly he is confronted a hell of a whole lot of stick over the previous couple of months.
‘The feeling is he’s a tricky taskmaster, however hasn’t bullied or abused anybody. The BBC see him as a key face of Strictly and can do all they’ll to help him.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Giovanni Pernice and Strictly Come Dancing for remark.
Amanda give up the BBC One sequence mid-series final 12 months citing ‘private points’, with stories of a fallout between the pair.
It has reportedly taken months for her to get well from her Strictly stint and it’s believed she has wanted remedy following the ‘behaviour she was uncovered to’.
It has additionally been claimed Amanda reportedly requested for rehearsal footage to focus on the Italian’s ‘tense’ and ‘full-on’ coaching strategies, which allegedly prompted her a lot grief and PTSD.
The Mirror reported that BBC bosses had been left bemused at her requests for the footage as Giovanni’s conduct had ‘by no means crossed the road’.
The publication additionally reported that after talking to Giovanni after the PTSD claims, a BBC supply added the allegations had been ‘extreme’.
In an announcement, a spokesperson for the BBC stated: ‘The BBC gives a complete vary of help to all people participating in our reveals.
Bosses organized a name between Giovanni’s administration and Strictly executives the place they provided him their full help and checked in on his psychological well being
Giovanni is known to have been assured that his place on the present is safe
‘Strictly Come Dancing has all the time taken obligation of care extremely severely and there’s a fixed dialogue between senior members of the manufacturing staff and the contestants to make sure any issues are addressed swiftly.’
The spokesperson continued to inform The Sun: ‘Strictly has a proud observe report as a joyful, constructive expertise the place strong help and help is all the time made accessible at each stage of the manufacturing.’
Insiders say they’re particularly puzzled as Amanda’s ‘private causes’ cited on the time for leaving the present weren’t PTSD however one thing unconnected.
It comes after Strictly was stated to be in disaster over fears movie star contestants would refuse to pair up with Giovanni following his feud with Amanda.
It has TV chiefs fearful future contestants will refuse to work with the dancer, who has beforehand garnered damaging suggestions from former companions together with Laura Whitmore, 38, Ranvir Singh, 46, and Richie Anderson, 36.
Giovanni is one in every of Strictly’s most high-profile dancers and an rising BBC light-entertainment face courtesy of his journey sequence with decide Anton Du Beke, 57, which might depart bosses with an issue.
A supply instructed MailOnline: ‘The fallout between Giovanni and Amanda is inflicting a lot concern.
‘Celebrity contestants often do not thoughts which accomplice they’re coupled up with as they’re simply glad to be on the present.
‘But Giovanni’s popularity has taken an extra hit following Amanda’s expertise they usually do not need to be able the place new contestants might threaten to give up in the event that they’re paired with him.’
Amanda isn’t the primary movie star to criticise Giovanni’s gruelling coaching model.
In 2016, TV presenter Laura Whitmore stated: ‘I’m nonetheless not prepared to speak in-depth about my expertise on the present.
The BBC discovered Amanda Abbington’s claims about Giovanni extreme and have by no means acquired a proper grievance about him, it has been claimed
‘I used to be positioned with a dance accomplice I used to be extraordinarily uncomfortable with and ultimately, I felt damaged, I cried every single day. And I used to be actually damaged, each mentally and bodily, by the tip.’
In 2020, Giovanni fell out with Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir as she admitted to having a ‘complete meltdown’ in rehearsals with him.
The ITV presenter instructed her co-star Kate Garraway she and the dancer had a ’20-minute divorce’ as issues grew to become tense in coaching.
It was additionally reported that Giovanni feuded with radio DJ Richie when he carried out in a same-sex partnership for the primary time in 2022.
Giovanni is but to touch upon the claims made towards him however has posted on Instagram about instructing a dance class to 250 folks.
The dancer has appeared on Strictly for eight consecutive years and made the ultimate on three events.
He has carved out a profession away from the present after launching his personal cosmetics model, known as Vita, in October and touring the nation with impartial reveals.
His Strictly spotlight was undoubtedly successful the 2021 sequence with deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, 29, incomes reward and a BAFTA TV Award for his or her silent dance to Symphony.
The former EastEnders star has beforehand gushed about Giovanni, lauding his means as a mentor and expressing their shut bond, which jars towards the feedback of a few of his different Strictly companions.
