A tearful Amanda Abbington opens up about the online abuse she has suffered since accusing her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice of abusive behaviour, which he denies. She says she has been subject to 'brual and unrelenting' threats.
READ MORE: Giovanni Pernice has urged Strictly fans to 'not pay heed' to his former dance partner Amanda Abbington's 'serious and defamatory allegations' about him, which aired during a bombshell Channel 4 interview.
A spokesperson for Giovanni told MailOnline on Wednesday night: 'We would urge people to wait for the review's conclusion and not to pay heed to these very serious and defamatory allegations that have no evidence in support of them.' Giovanni, who has strongly denied any threatening or abusive behaviour, was later suspended, with the BBC later launching a probe over claims of off-camera misconduct made by Amanda as well as other celebrities.
The actress said that cameras were installed into her and Giovanni's rehearsal studio after she raised concerns after the first week of practice with producers wanting to review the footage each week to assess what was 'going on' between the pair.'So in the first week, I raised my concerns to the producers,' the actress explained, as she fought back tears.
Disputing Amanda's claims once again following tonight's interview, a spokesperson for the Italian dancer said: 'The BBC has shared the allegations they have been able to substantiate with us. In the Channel 4 News interview, claimed that sacked dancer was trying to block the release of up to 50 hours of 'toxic' footage'
She revealed the extent of the alleged harassment she has received in recent months from trolls, telling Channel 4 that 'It has been brutal and relentless and unforgiving'. The bombshell interview comes as the flagship BBC One show continues to be rocked by a string of allegations, which saw Giovanni as well as professional dancer Graziano Di Prima step down.Graziano was axed from the show last week after allegations emerged that he kicked, hit and spat at reality TV star Zasra McDermott during rehearsals last year.
'And it's not like I've brought this up now... I've brought this up many times. It's just because the other stories have come out that mine has actually got listened to. When talking about what could be improved on the show she said: 'Allowing people to go and complain that's the other thing. Being able to voice your concerns if you feel like you are being bullied.
Throughout the interview she also claimed that former partners of Giovanni's contacted her once it was revealed they would be paired together on the phone.Giovanni pictured in June 'I am not a sensational person, I am not hysterical, I do not make things out to be bigger than they are. I know what happened in that room was not acceptable.She explained that 'three other women' had also made complaints with 'more potentially coming forward'.
'I love Strictly, I would love to have had a beautiful experience on it. I really would,' she said. I'm envious of the people who had a wonderful experience on that show, I'm so glad they did, and I feel really sad that I didn't get to fulfil my journey.' One BBC insider told MailOnline: 'Amanda seems to be stopping at nothing to make sure that a dark cloud is left over Strictly.
'I think that is something we do reflect on, and I'm sorry about that. If someone feels there was something wrong or they wanted to talk about their experience, then, of course, we want them to raise that with us and be in no doubt, we will take it seriously.'
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