Amanda Abbington’s dad and mom really feel “sorry” for Giovanni Pernice.
The 50-year-old actress has alleged that the 33-year-old skilled dancer was abusive to her throughout coaching for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and her dad and mom John and Patsy have admitted they spend all day worrying concerning the controversy.
John instructed Mail+: “I might really feel sorry for him if Amanda wasn’t the one concerned on this. Like different dancers on ‘Strictly’ he was put in a scenario the place he was anticipated to coach folks when he’d not been taught easy methods to practice.
“They have been let loose of dance college at a younger age. Giovanni began at ‘Strictly’ at 21 or 22. How on earth are you able to practice folks while you’ve not been educated to try this?”
Patsy added: “We simply need it handled.”
John went on: “As quickly as I get up within the mornings and once I go to mattress at night time I’m worrying about it. It is the after results I fear about too. Will she be capable to keep it up together with her profession?”
Patsy mentioned: “She has apologised to us due to what we’re going via. It has been arduous.”
In the meantime, Giovanni “rejects any declare” he was “threatening or abusive” in direction of Amanda throughout their ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ rehearsals.
He added he had by no means threatened the actress after she mentioned in a spherical of press interviews she had been subjected to “humiliating behaviour” of a “sexual nature” whereas making the collection – whereas stressing she was not claiming to have been a sufferer of sexual harassment.
In a press release issued to ITV, Giovanni’s attorneys mentioned concerning the ongoing BBC probe into the claims: “We might urge folks to attend for the evaluate’s conclusion and to not pay heed to very severe and defamatory allegations that haven’t any proof in assist of them.
“Giovanni rejects any declare of threatening or abusive behaviour, and having supplied the BBC together with his proof, is assured that the evaluate will show this.”
The attorneys added Giovanni was “cooperating absolutely” with the BBC’s evaluate and added “all events” have been “requested to respect this course of and to not communicate to the media earlier than it concludes”.
They concluded: “As a part of the evidence-led evaluate, the BBC has shared the allegations it has been in a position to substantiate with us. They don’t resemble Amanda’s newest allegations, given to ITV, in any form or kind.”
‘Sherlock’ actress Amanda had instructed Channel 4 there are 50 hours of rehearsal room footage exposing the alleged poisonous environment behind the scenes of ‘Strictly’ – which she mentioned was being “blocked” through the BBC’s investigation.
