BBC Strictly professional dancer Giovanni Pernice has received support from his old Strictly partner during the ongoing controversy with Amanda Abbington.
Former Sherlock actress Amanda, 52, claimed she got PTSD after dancing with 33 year old Italian Giovanni on Strictly Come Dancing last year, leaving the show for "medical reasons".Then, it emerged that the mother of two got a "big name lawyer" to retrieve her practice videos from the BBC.
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Explaining that Michelle helped him out, after his usual dance partner, Lauren Oakley, couldn't be in his show Let Me Entertain You, he said: "Unfortunately Lauren is not doing the show.
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