BBC apologise in Giovanni Pernice report after allegations of 'abusive behaviour' towards Amanda Abbington
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe BBC has apologised to Amanda Abbington after its bombshell probe into Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice's behaviour during his time partnered with the actress was published.
The Sherlock star has previously made accusations about the teaching methods of Giovanni during their time working together on the BBC One dance show last year.
Amanda pulled out in week five of the 2023 series, citing 'personal reasons'. It later emerged she'd made a formal complaint about Giovanni, who has since left the hit dance programme as he refuted any claims of wrongdoing following her claims of "unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean" behaviour. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing confirms first special of 2024 after first shock elimination After six months of investigating, the BBC found Giovanni was not abusive, nor did he make threats and nor was he intimidating.
They also said there was no aggressive or physical conduct. But the BBC has apologised to former Strictly contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and "upheld some, but not all" of her complaints about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on the show.
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