BBC TV Screengrab Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice on
Strictly Come Dancing (Image: BBC) Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Giovanni Pernice has been backed by his former Strictly Come Dancing partner amid the drama surrounding Sherlock
Actress Amanda Abbington. The 52-year-old actress claimed she suffered from PTSD after she performed alongside the Italian dancer on Strictly Come Dancing last year, following her shock exit from the show, reports the Mirror. At the time, she cited 'medical reasons', however, it was then reported the mum-of-two hired a 'big name lawyer' to retrieve her rehearsal tapes from the
BBC , with Giovanni's future on the show now said to be in doubt. Read More Related Articles Stacey Solomon gushes over Royal Television Society nomination as she shares news with fans Read More Related Articles Sarah Ferguson forced to sell late Queen's £1.5m gift as it was unable to use it Taking to
Instagram today, the Sicilian-born star appeared upbeat as she highlighted the support of his previous dance partner, Michelle Visage - whilst reportedly facing an 'agonising' wait over his Strictly career. Sharing a clip of the RuPaul's Drag Race star in which Giovanni kisses Michelle, 55, on the cheek, the dancer admitted Ms Visage had seriously saved his bacon. Giovanni Pernice told fans Michelle Visage had stepped in to save the day ( Image: Instagram) (Image: Instagram) Explaining his professional partner, Lauren Oakley, was not able to perform alongside him in his show, Let Me Entertain You, he said: "Unfortunately Lauren is not doing the show. So I did have a replacement for that." He then kissed Michelle as the Celebrity Big Brother star revealed: "I'm in." The pair were also joined by A-list pal Hannah Waddingham, who Giovanni called his "dance partner for the night". Hannah, 49, joked: "I feel like you're all going to be underwhelmed by my contribution." Read More Related Articles Strictly star Robin Windsor's funeral held with Anton Du Beke and Susanna Reid in attendance Read More Related Articles ITV Emmerdale's Tom King exit 'sealed' as he's exposed as vile abuser by Belle Dingle The video came after it was reported the BBC have been in talks about offering Giovanni another celebrity pairing when the new series begins in September. A source told The Sun: "Bosses are undecided about whether or not they will give Gio a partner, just to take the heat off him. He’s still very much loved by all the head honchos. The pair were joined by actress Hannah Waddingham ( Image: Instagram) (Image: Instagram) "But the big cheeses are wondering if it might be tough to find him a partner, given the reports about his harsh teaching style and the fact anyone who’s paired with him next will have to answer questions about his behaviour. The spotlight will be on them from day one, which is a lot to take as well as the pressure of the show. Unless they can find someone who specifically asks for him, it could be tricky." Top showbiz news Kate and William issue new statement New Death in Paradise star Kate Garraway facing huge bill Tyson Fury hints
Paris is pregnant Michelle, who was paired with Giovanni on Strictly in 2019, spoke out about his training style after Amanda quit the series in October. While conceding the Italian was the "toughest pro on the show", she said she welcomed his discipline. Speaking on This Morning last year, she said: "I don't like gossip, so I'm not here to gossip, but what I can say from my experience was yes, he's tough. He's probably the toughest pro there is. I wanted that. So it depends, some people can handle that, some people don't want to handle that. I wanted that." Michelle added: "We fought every day, and it was for good reason because we got to where we wanted to be, we looked beautiful together." Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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