Amanda Abbington’s Reaction to Rehearsing with Giovanni Pernice

Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington says she would ‘cry and vomit’ after returning home from rehearsals with Giovanni Pernice. 

The actress was paired with Italian ballroom specialist Pernice for the long-running BBC show’s 21st series in 2023, but abruptly withdrew just five weeks into the competition. 

Pernice has since been suspended while a BBC probe is conducted over claims of off-camera misconduct made by Abbington, 50, and two other former celebrity dance partners. 

Speaking to The Times, Abbington claims she has since received death threats from fans of the Italian dancer, whose long-term future on Strictly remains uncertain. 

She said: ‘I’ve had the worst experience. The show was tough and horrible, but the aftermath of it I was not expecting. It’s been really brutal and it just hasn’t stopped.

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Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington says she would ‘cry and vomit’ after returning home from rehearsals with Giovanni Pernice