The professional dancer appeared on ITV's Lorrain eto talk about what happened between him and the actress during the 2023 series
Giovanni Pernice has spoken of his 'concern' around the Strictly Come Dancing scandal he found himself at the centre of this year as he made a fresh claim about his experience with Amanda Abbington while being quizzed in his first TV interview.
READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say 'oh no' as they fear for Chris McCausland amid 'another challenge' During the chat, Christine brought up Amanda's own interview on Lorraine last month where she claimed, in her words, the behvaiour displayed by Giovanni felt like "bullying" and a "nasty mean place to be" in the rehearsal room, adding she approached the BBC in the first week of rehearsals on the third day.
The host also asked the professional dancer if he were to speak to Amanda now if there was anything he'd like to say to her and if he'd want to say 'sorry'. Giovanni replied: "I think we'd have a nice cup of tea and probably have a chat about what happened in that room... It's very difficult because at that time, everything was perfect. Me and Amanda Abbington never had an arguement.
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