The BBC probe into Amanda Abbington's claims about Giovanni Pernice is now over.
Amanda Abbington has made claims about Giovanni Pernice 's behaviour during their lone Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals in her first interview since a report was published into her complaints to the BBC .
Victoria read out Giovanni's past statement, adding that the Italian dancer had told Newnight: "We are unable to comment any further and the BBC has asked both parties to respect confidentially." Giovanni has previously strongly denied all of Amanda's past allegations. "All the threatening, abusive, harassment behaviour allegations have not been upheld. Today is a day when we can all reflect because, I appreciate that dancing is a very difficult thing to do. It’s a sport, it’s something that is difficult in every possible way and sometimes you get frustrated, as a teacher, as a dancer, as a performer. But the only reason why you get frustrated is because you care about what you do.
Meanwhile, the BBC asserted: "Strictly Come Dancing is a family show and we rightly expect very high standards. While competition can be tough, rigorous and demanding, we want the show to ultimately be a joyous and transformative experience. It is a great shame if this hasn't been the case for everyone who has appeared on the show. We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all.
The source said it's hard to "put a figure on how much she could expect" if things went her way, but it was speculated that the pay out could be up to £300,000. The source described the prospect as the the BBC's "worst nightmare" after a "costly investigation" and potential reputational damange for Strictly.
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