Giovanni Pernice revealed his true feelings about Amanda Abbington during an appearance on This Morning today (Tuesday, September 1).
The Italian dancer, 36, left Strictly in 2024 following allegations made by Amanda regarding his conduct. The BBC upheld several, but not all, of the actress’ complaints.
Giovanni opened up about the scandal (Credit: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Giovanni Pernice talks Amanda Abbington Strictly scandal on This Morning
Today saw Giovanni sit down with Craig Doyle and Christine Lampard to share his side of the story.
Giovanni has a memoir coming out, in which he reveals he felt suicidal during the scandal. He also admitted that he felt as though his co-stars had turned their back on him.
Speaking to the duo, the dancer also hit back at claims that he’d been “sacked” from Strictly.
“I wasn’t fired from Strictly Come Dancing. I was just told we’re not doing your contract again, and in actual fact I went to a different show, the same job in a different country; the BBC are on the format. So if I was fired, I wouldn’t be able to do the same job in a different country,” he claimed.
“I went to Italy, and I won the same show in a different country, so I did have my small revenges, you know, in life and now got a beautiful girlfriend that makes me very happy.”
Amanda made several complaints about Giovanni’s conduct (Credit: BBC)
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