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Giovanni Pernice has the support of Michelle Visage amid his feud with Amanda Abbington.
The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 33, was in High Wycombe with his Let Me Entertain You tour on Monday night, but couldn’t be joined by dancer Lauren Oakley, so his former co-star Michelle was brought in as a late replacement. minute.
Last year on Strictly, Giovanni was partnered with actress Amanda Abington, 52, but she resigned midway through the series due to “personal reasons”, before reports emerged that he had drequired images of the tests after claiming the experience left her with post-traumatic stress disorder.
In Giovanni’s new video, he kisses Michelle, 55, on the cheek as she prepares to go on stage with him.
He explained: ‘Unfortunately, Lauren won’t be on the show. So I had a replacement for that.”
Giovanni Pernice has the support of Michelle Visage amid his feud with Amanda Abbington.
The Strictly Come Dancing pro, 33, was in High Wycombe with his Let Me Entertain You tour on Monday night, but couldn’t be joined by dancer Lauren Oakley – so his former co-star was brought in as a last-minute replacement .
Last year on Strictly, Giovanni was partnered with actress Amanda Abington, 52, but she quit midway through the series for “personal reasons”, before reports emerged that she had demanded rehearsal footage.
Michelle competed with Giovanni on the 2019 series of Strictly and proudly declared: ‘I’m in!’
Giovanni was also joined by Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham for the night and he described her as his “dance partner” for the night.
Appearing in the Instagram video, West End legend Hannah joked: “I feel like my contribution will let you all down.”
The new post comes just days after Giovanni spoke out about the infamous feud with Amanda.
speaking in Just the invitation of the mirror podcast alongside fellow dancer Anton Du Beke, 57, said: “It’s a shame because in my opinion (Amanda) could have gone all the way.”
While judge Anton added: ‘I thought you and Amanda were wonderful. I thought you were fantastic and compared the Sherlock actress’ talent to 2019 winner Kelvin Fletcher.
Following accusations of his “militant” teaching style, Giovanni admitted he was a “perfectionist” but said he came from a “caring perspective” and believed all other professional dancers were the same.
BBC sources said “the matter is now closed” and they have “moved on” after she asked to review recordings of her off-screen dancing after leaving the series, citing “personal reasons”.
Michelle participated in the contest in 2019 and placed seventh with Giovanni
Appearing in the Instagram video, West End legend Hannah Waddingham joked: “I feel like my contribution will let you all down.”
The TV star was in High Wycombe for the latest stop on her Let Me Entertain You tour.
Amanda was also seeking legal advice about Giovanni’s alleged behavior towards her, believing that video footage could “support” his claims.
It is understood that the BBC’s first bosses learned of his post-traumatic stress disorder late last year when they received a request for the tapes.
A source from the show told the Mail: “It was all baffling, but when Amanda contacted the BBC she wanted some answers.”
But she hasn’t moved on and the matter is now closed. Amanda said she left for a medical reason at the time, but it wasn’t PTSD.