Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has spoken in support of her fellow professional dancer Giovanni Pernice, saying she has never seen anything untoward.
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has come out in support of Giovanni Pernice amid the current controversy, saying "The truth will come out."
She continued, voicing her sentiments for Pernice: "So my feeling for Giovanni is, let them do this investigation or whatever it is they are doing and the truth will come out. So we don't judge anybody until I know absolutely 100 per cent. I won't pass on the gossip unless I know 100 per cent it is true. I have never ever, ever experienced any ill will or bad feeling or bad sportsmanship or rudeness from him. He will be missed.
"He is coming to my party with Anton on Sunday. You know, I can only talk from my own perspective. I have known Giovanni for 10 years. My mother loves him. It does not matter when he is on tour, or where he is or what he is doing, he will make his way across and he will say 'Lovely to see you Shirley. Lovely to see your mum'.
The Italian dancer, 33, confirmed that he is "cooperating fully" with an ongoing BBC investigation and is eager to "clear my name". The broadcaster last week made it official that he will not return for the new series, ending his nine-year stint. Pernice had previously rebuffed claims that he exhibited "abusive or threatening" behaviour following grievances raised over his actions. "I am co-operating fully with the ongoing BBC investigation, which will determine the truth," he said.
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