Strictly Come Dancing judge, Anton Du Beke, has said he'd like co-star Giovanni Pernice back on the show as he dancer remains under investigation amid allegations
Strictly Come Dancing 's Anton du Beke breaks his silence on Giovanni Pernice 's sudden exit and says, "I'd like to see him back of course." This comes after Giovanni strongly denied claims of "bullying" and "abusive" behaviour made by Amanda Abbington earlier this year regarding their time in the Strictly training room last year.
Amidst continuous speculation, Giovanni, Strictly's longest-standing pro dancer, has been embroiled in controversy following accusations of bullying from his former dance partner Amanda. Following these events, he took up a new role on Italy's Ballando con le stelle, departing the UK's beloved dance competition.
He carried on to say that he was pleased fellow dancer Aljaz Skorjanec would be back on the show and that he was looking forward to moving “forward”.Anton continued to say it was like he was “waiting” to get through “this part” and continue with the “new show”. He also added that he'd be “disappointed” if any of this year’s celebs didn’t “have a good time”.
The BBC released a statement saying: "We can confirm that Graziano Di Prima is no longer a part of the line-up of professional dancers for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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