Strictly Come Dancing’s Amanda Abbington has reportedly found BBC bosses’ line of questioning “highly offensive” amid the ongoing misconduct investigation on the show.
Sherlock actress Amanda, 50, has made a series of accusations about her teacher Giovanni Pernice’s teaching methods and has She described his behaviour as “unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean-spirited.” She strongly denies all the accusations.
It has now been reported that the actress has been questioned for a second time over an illicit video the dancer shared with her, as well as a “lewd comment” he made about another famous contestant when the video was sent.
Giovanni was also reported to have made a rude comment about a member of Amanda’s own family, only for BBC bosses to “effectively ask” him if the dancer had said it as a light-hearted joke.
A source said The sun:'(Amanda) found this line of questioning highly offensive.’
Strictly Come Dancing’s Amanda Abbington, 50, has reportedly found BBC bosses’ line of questioning “highly offensive” amid the show’s ongoing misconduct investigation.
Sherlock actress Amanda has made a series of allegations about her father Giovanni Pernice’s teaching methods, describing his behaviour as “unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean”. He strongly denies all the allegations.
Giovanni was also reported to have made a rude comment about a member of Amanda’s own family, only for BBC bosses to “effectively ask” him if the dancer had said it as a light-hearted joke (Amanda pictured with son Joe, daughter Grace and fiancé Jonathan Goodwin).
Regarding the alleged video, they told the publication: “The BBC cannot ignore the fact that the video was sent. There appears to be a trail of evidence.”
‘Even if it is established that the material was shared with innocent intentions, the BBC is concerned that this may constitute a breach of conduct under the contract given to professional dancers.’
A BBC spokesman said: “As we have said before, we will not comment on individuals or engage in speculation.”
MailOnline has reached out to Amanda and Giovanni’s representatives for comment.
Amanda shares her daughter Grace and son Joe with her ex-partner Martin Freeman, 52, with whom she was married for 16 years, between 2000 and 2016.
This comes after Martin reached out to her for support following the scandal and was someone to lean on amid a turbulent time, as was her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin, reports. The sun.
The investigation into Giovanni is expected to be completed soon by the BBC after several weeks of investigations.
This comes after it was reported that Amanda recently handed over more texts with new revelations about Giovanni’s behaviour on Strictly.
Amanda shares her children with ex-partner Martin Freeman (pictured, 2015) and he has reportedly stepped up to support the actress amid the scandal.
The actress has been questioned for the second time about an illicit video the dancer shared with her, as well as a “lewd comment” he made about another celebrity (Amanda pictured in rehearsals).
It has been claimed that the dramatic intervention has thrown the BBC’s investigation into Giovanni’s professional behaviour into chaos and “changed the course of the investigation”.
The sun Amanda is reported to have come forward with explosive new messages just as the investigation was about to conclude, which apparently show Giovanni “crossed the line of what was acceptable”.
This comes after Amanda was reportedly questioned by BBC bosses for a second time earlier this week over “rude comments” she claims Giovanni made.
She is said to have been questioned via video call last week as she sat down with two former Met detectives to discuss her allegations about the professional dancer, 33.
They reportedly discussed allegations of sexual comments during rehearsals, as well as “new evidence.” Giovanni has denied all the accusations made against him.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Amanda, Giovanni and the BBC for comment.
Amanda has made a number of accusations about Giovanni’s teaching methods and has She described his behaviour as “unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean-spirited.” She strongly denies all the accusations.
In an interview, Amanda compared the dance show to “the trenches” and told Channel 4 News that BBC producers had been left “horrified” by the clips which allegedly also showed “humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature”.
In another, where he spoke to Christine Lampard about Lorraine, he said: ‘It was inappropriate, it was cruel, it was nasty, it was bullying and I put up with it for five, six weeks.
An investigation has been launched after several celebrities, including Amanda Abbington and Zara McDermott (pictured), sparked abuse and harassment scandals on the family show.
In an interview, Amanda compared the dance show to “the trenches” and told Channel 4 News that BBC producers had been left “horrified” by the clips which allegedly also showed “humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature”.
‘It all started very early and when it started happening, I shut down because I recognized those warning signs.
“And then it would close and it would be hard to get in, and that would be a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
Speaking about her schedule on the show, she said: ‘I went into the rehearsal room every day. I’ve been in rehearsal rooms for 32 years.
‘I know what rehearsal rooms must be like.
‘I don’t care what background you’re from, whether it’s dancing, acting or singing, you have a duty to bring compassion, understanding, sensitivity and kindness to that rehearsal room.
“And that hasn’t been extended to me (Strictly). So I just said I don’t think this is right.”
