Besides both facing Strictly drama, Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima share a couple of other things in common.
They both hail from Sicily and attended Europe’s biggest dance school, Team Diablo. So could this give insight into their alleged bad behaviour?
It has been reported that Graziano has been sacked from the BBC series amid claims of gross misconduct. It was later alleged that he had kicked, spat at and hit 2023 partner Zara McDermott during training. He’s said that he regrets the events that led to his departure from the show.
Graziano’s unexpected axing followed claims the BBC would be looking into “wider” issues than Giovanni Pernice. Giovanni had also been accused of mistreatment of his 2023 dance partner, Amanda Abbington. He has denied the claims.
Strictly stars Graziano Di Prima and Giovanni Pernice attended same dance school
The two professional dancers both left their family behind to pursue their dreams of studying at a “serious” dance studio. Thus leading the pair to Team Diablo in Bologna, in the north of the mainland.
According to claims in The Sun, students at Team Diablo “practice for up to 12 hours a day, are drilled to perfect their routines and have been said to lose dangerous amounts of weight”.
Former Strictly professional Joanne Clifton also attended the school and has lifted the lid on just how brutal their training could be. She even claimed she was “hospitalised” after trying to meet expectations at the school.
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