Laura Whitmore breaks silence on Giovanni Pernice after Strictly report published

Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice both claimed victory after the results of the Strictly Come Dancing review came back which saw only a handful of allegations upheld

Giovanni Pernice's former Strictly partner Laura Whitmore has broken her silence after the results of the Amanda Abbington probe were released.

On Sunday night, the professional dancer, who worked on the BBC show for almost a decade before quitting, broke his silence after being cleared of allegations made against him on Strictly.

The Italian dancer took to social media to say he is glad "it's over". Sharing a clip on Instagram, the 34-year-old star admitted the last six or seven months had been tough as he was unable to respond "because I wanted to keep the confidentiality and privacy of the review".

After six months of investigating Amanda Abbington's claims, bosses ruled the Italian dancer was not physically abusive. However, Amanda's complaints about verbal bullying and harassment were upheld.

Out of a total of 16 allegations against Pernice, six were upheld. Some of those included Giovanni using swear words. The report said the dancer's language could be 'belittling' towards his partner.

Following the report findings, the BBC apologised to former contestant Amanda Abbington, confirming it had upheld “some, but not all, of the complaints made”.

Now, Giovanni's former Strictly Come Dancing partner Laura has broken her silence.

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