Giovanni Pernice has been supported by his pal and colleague Anton du Beke amid allegations of bullying on Strictly Come Dancing. The pair, who’re set to go on tour later this yr, shared a clip of themselves within the rehearsal room as they joked about their exhausting work.
Chatting on the Strictly Firm Instagram account, Anton stated: “Day certainly one of rehearsals, is all the time my favorite day. Day two, least favorite.” Giovanni interjected: “As a result of we have now to recollect what we did on day one! We're again on tour. It feels good! It's beautiful.”
The clip obtained almost 2,000 likes and was captioned: “Collectively once more!!! Don't miss www.antonandgiovanni.com!” Followers cherished the footage, with one writing: “Take care Gio Anton…. and may't wait to see you each.” One other added: “Keep sturdy Giovanni and I'm so glad you might have the wonderful Anton with you.”
© InstagramGiovanni is reportedly below investigation by the BBC following complaints of bullying on the Strictly set, with Amanda Abbington leaving the present mid-way by way of the sequence in 2023. The dancing professional launched a press release responding to the reviews, studying: “My pricey followers, you can be as shocked as I’m that allegations have been made within the media this week about my dance instructing strategies. After all, I reject any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour, and I’m eager to clear my identify.”
© InstagramThe information has sparked a blended response from Giovanni's colleagues, together with his former celeb co-star Debbie McGee sharing a photograph of him and writing: “Humorous reminiscences. Giovanni and I had the most effective occasions on Strictly.”
© BBCNevertheless, dancing professional Corinna Travis stated: “I've identified him for years as a fellow competitor and he's finished some actually horrible issues to me. I gained't speak about my experiences with him however I'm glad the world is seeing him for who he actually is. I'll depart it at that.”
Stacey Dooley, who danced with Kevin Clifton in 2018, instructed BBC Breakfast: “What I’d say is that I’m not buddies with Giovanni. I didn’t actually have a working relationship with Giovanni. And I haven’t been concerned with that present for years.
© Ken Mackay/ITV/Shutterstock“So it will in all probability be irresponsible for me to touch upon that. What I wish to say is that I hope all the ladies concerned are okay. And I feel, truly, it's completely different than that however in my private expertise, I feel it's a slippery slope to not imagine girls after they come ahead and say sure issues. However I simply hope they're okay.”
