Giovanni Pernice blasts year of hell with brutal message after BBC Strictly bullying row
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Giovanni Pernice has lashed out after his "dark year.". The professional dancer found himself sacked from BBC's Strictly Come Dancing following allegations he bullied his dance partner, Amanda Abbington. The Sherlock star accused Pernice of being "unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean" during their rehearsal times. He strongly denied the allegations.
At the time, an internal investigation was carried out after the license payer funded corporation stated they took the claims "very seriously" and reviewed all evidence. The investigation took some time due to its "complex nature" and to ensure a "rigorous and robust process" was carried out.
"Sorry for my language but 2024 can f**k off. I've been looking forward to seeing the back of it," Giovanni exclusively told the Sunday Mirror. The dancer went on to add: "I'm not going to lie, there were dark moments in terms of, you know, this is finished, this is the end of my career. That was one of my down moments.".
In light of the investigation being completed, the BBC said: "We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made. We want to apologise to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part. We know this would not have been an easy thing to do.".
Amanda claimed that she raised her concerns with Strictly producers on the third day of her training and had "many" discussions with bosses. The BBC apologised to Amanda in September after its investigation upheld complaints of verbal bullying and harassment.
