Strictly star Giovanni Pernice‘s alleged behaviour has come under the spotlight again today (January 7), amid claims Amanda Abbington is taking legal advice following her exit from the show.
Amanda quit Strictly back in October 2023 on medical grounds. However, at the time it was claimed that she was embroiled in a feud with the Italian dancer and did not like his strict training sessions.
Now it’s been claimed that Amanda needed therapy after her exit, and that she’s been diagnosed with PTSD. It’s now alleged that Amanda has asked for tapes of her training sessions with Giovanni to “lift the lid” on what goes on behind the scenes at the BBC dance show.
Strictly star Amanda ‘requests footage of training’ with Giovanni
According to The Sun, Amanda has made a “data subject access request” to review the recordings of her training sessions for the show.
It’s claimed that she hopes the tapes will support her claims about Giovanni’s alleged behaviour towards her.
An on-set source is said to have claimed to the paper: “The BBC has received a request for the footage they hold of Amanda and Giovanni. It is known as a data subject access request. There is a feeling that the recordings will lift the lid on what really goes on behind the scenes on Strictly. Things in rehearsals can become very tense. Giovanni is a perfectionist and he can be incredibly full-on.”
PTSD diagnosis and being left ‘broken’
A friend of Amanda’s, meanwhile, allegedly claimed to the paper that it has taken Amanda months to recover from her time on the dance show.
They alleged: “Amanda has been left broken and saddened by the whole experience. She has needed therapy and was left in shock by the behaviour she was exposed to. It has taken her months to get over what she went through. It was a real shock as she was initially so excited to sign up to the show to learn to dance. But instead she experienced an ordeal.
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