Giovanni Pernice addresses 'concerning' Strictly Come Dancing scandal and makes fresh claim in Amanda Abbington row

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Giovanni Pernice has spoken of his 'concern' around the Strictly Come Dancing scandal he found himself at the centre of this year as he made a fresh claim about his experience with Amanda Abbington while being quizzed in his first TV interview.

The professional dancer appeared on ITV's Lorraine on Tuesday (October 22) to talk about what happened between him and the actress during the 2023 series of the BBC One dance contest which led to an investigation by the BBC.

Giovanni, 34, spent several years as a professional dancer on the hit dance show. However, earlier this year, an investigation was launched by the BBC following allegations made about the dancer by his former celebrity dance partner, actress Amanda. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say 'oh no' as they fear for Chris McCausland amid 'another challenge' Earlier this month, months after starting its investigation, the BBC released its findings and confirmed it had "upheld some, but not all" of Amanda's complaints and issued her an apology.

Speaking to Lorraine's stand-in host Christine Lampard, Giovanni told how it was the 'right time' for him to give his first interview about the complaints, of which there were 17 and six were upheld, after he and Amanda were both asked to respect the confidentiality of the review.