Giovanni Pernice has continued to defend himself against accusations from his Strictly Come Dancing partner Amanda Abbington.
Amanda withdrew from the show “due to medical reasons” just a month into the 2023 series, later accusing her professional partner Giovanni of difficult behavior during training.
Giovanni broke his silence on the ongoing feud over the weekend, and during an appearance on Tuesday’s Lorraine, he was asked if he would change his teaching technique for the 2024 series.
Lorraine Kelly asked the Italian dancer: “We know Strictly didn’t really work for you this year? Will you change because I know you are a perfectionist.
Giovanni Pernice has continued to defend himself against accusations from his Strictly Come Dancing partner Amanda Abbington.
“It’s not just about winning, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t,” insisted Giovanni.
“I think it’s a shame, like I’ve said in the past, I think Amanda could have made it to the final, she’s a great talent.”
“You know, the idea is to get them to give their best, like I said before with Amanda and we got good feedback from the judges.”
Anton Du Beke, who was on the ITV show with Giovanni to promote their new travel series, gave his views as a judge on the BBC competition.
“It’s really interesting to see this from the judge’s point of view,” he explained. “Sometimes people who you think straight away will make it to the final don’t and others come out of nowhere, so you never know.”
On Saturday, Giovanni was hit by a new crisis, after three of his former celebrity partners met to discuss their difficult experiences working with him.
Sources claim Amanda, Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore had an “emotional high” during which they “compared notes” about their time working with the Italian dancer on the BBC show.
But just hours after these allegations came to light, the BBC showed its support for its Strictly star by broadcasting her new travel series on social media.
Amanda withdrew from the show “for medical reasons” just a month into the series, later accusing her professional partner Giovanni of difficult behavior during training (pictured together in the series).
Giovanni broke his silence on the ongoing feud over the weekend, and during an appearance on Tuesday’s Lorraine, he was asked if he would change his teaching technique.
“It’s not just about winning, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t,” insisted Giovanni. “I think it’s a shame, like I’ve said in the past, I think Amanda could have gone all the way.”
Giovanni and Anton were also invited onto The One Show sofa on Monday night to promote the series in a clear sign of solidarity.
During Monday’s episode of Anton and Giovanni’s Adventures in Spain, Giovanni opened up about his work ethic, telling his close friend Anton that he was “a workaholic.”
“There is obviously the fear that it will all end at some point. It’s the truth.’
“I support myself, I support my family in Sicily financially, so I’m always afraid that if I stop, everything and everyone will stop because of me.”
Amandine reportedly called on lawyer Persephone Bridgman Baker to demand rehearsal footage as part of her fight against Strictly and Jeans33 years old, still going.
The Sherlock actress, 52, quit strictly in October for “personal reasons” amid allegations of a feud between her and Giovanni.
Reports later emerged that she had demanded footage of their rehearsals after the competition experience left her with PTSD.
Amanda has reportedly called on lawyer Persephone Bridgman Baker to demand rehearsal footage as her fight against Strictly and Giovanni, 33, continues.
The sun now claims Amanda is working with experienced lawyer Persephone to help her prepare a legal letter to the BBC to help it obtain the rehearsal footage.
A source told the publication: “Amanda is hiring a well-known lawyer to help her access rehearsal tapes of her and Giovanni in a bid to rewatch them.”
On the website of her law firm Carter-Ruck, it says: “Persephone specializes in media and reputation management work, encompassing defamation, privacy and harassment, as well as protection of data and intellectual property disputes.”
The BBC and Amanda have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.