Giovanni Pernice shared a sweet moment with Shirley Ballas at his Ballando dance workshop in London. The Strictly star currently under investigation for exhibiting 'threatening and abusive' behaviour towards celeb dance partners.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] should be a fun and exciting for time Strictly Come Dancing this year as it is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary on air since the rebooted version began in 2004.
As BBC bosses deal with the fall out of the furore ahead of the special series, MailOnline takes a look back at how the drama has unfolded this year... Giovanni Pernice and Amanda AbbingtonGiovanni Pernice quit Strictly Come Dancing and will not appear in the new series. Amanda is then said to have then met with Laura Whitmore, 39, and Ranvir Singh, 46, for an 'emotional summit', with the trio apparently speaking about their 'difficult' experiences with him.
A source told The Sun at the time: 'Gio feels the scrutiny on him has become too much and now is the time to make a fresh start. Amanda is reportedly considering fresh legal action against Giovanni after the professional dancer reportedly refused to release their rehearsal videos. 'Amanda's legal team are now weighing up an appeal to the Information Commissioner's Office to get access to the evidence as they think it is vital in helping support her claims.
However, according to The Mirror, BBC bosses are not happy Shirley has been so vocal in her support for Giovanni because of the nature of the claims against him. As Shirley she came onto the stage to teach a Jive, she told the dancers it was an 'honour and a privilege' to be at the workshop with Giovanni adding: 'I've known him for 10 years and we're good friends...'
Graziano Di Prima Strictly professional dancer Graziano Di Prima was sacked by the BBC following claims of gross misconduct towards his former partner Zara McDermott. A message on Graziano's Instagram read: 'I deeply regret the events that led to my departure from Strictly. My intense passion and determination to win might have affected my training regime.
In May it was revealed that Amanda had instructed London law firm Carter Ruck to represent her against the BBC.
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