{"id":5132,"date":"2025-05-25T10:39:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=5132"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:39:32","slug":"bombshell-anton-du-beke-says-he-wants-giovanni-pernice-back-on-strictly-the-show-needs-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=5132","title":{"rendered":"BOMBSHELL: Anton Du Beke Says He Wants Giovanni Pernice BACK on Strictly \u2014 \u201cThe Show Needs Him\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anton du Beke has said he would like to see Giovanni Pernice back on\u00a0BBC\u2019s\u00a0Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\">Breaking his silence for the first time on Giovanni\u2019s exit, judge Anton said: \u201cI\u2019d like to see him back of course.\u201d Giovanni vehemently defended his work ethic earlier this year when he was accused of \u201cbullying\u201d and \u201cabusive\u201d behaviour in the Strictly training room by actress, Amanda Abbington.<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0BBC\u00a0is reported to be in \u201cpanic\u201d mode ahead of the release of a report examining\u00a0bullying\u00a0allegations on its primetime hit show, with bosses at the corporation worried about potential costly legal action when its findings are published.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Anton added to\u00a0The Sun: \u201cBut we\u2019ll enjoy Aljaz, and his new efforts on the show this year, and we\u2019ll move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"amp-readmore-target\">Anton and Giovanni are good pals, having filmed their BBC travel show together as well going on tour together this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article33668851.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_413831Anton-and-Giovanni-Adventures-in-Sicily.jpg\" alt=\"Anton and Giovanni\" data-tmdatatrack=\"inline-widget\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33668851\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"caption\">Anton and Giovanni are good pals, having filmed their BBC travel show together as well going on tour together this year<\/span>\u00a0(<br \/>\nImage:<\/p>\n<p>Strictly\u2019s longest-serving professional dancer\u00a0Giovanni\u00a0has found himself at the centre of bullying allegations, after his celebrity dance partner Amanda came forward with testimony earlier this year. The Sicilian has since left the BBC show and joined the Italian version of Strictly, Ballando con le stelle.<\/p>\n<p>Bosses at the\u00a0BBC\u00a0are said to be weighing their options ahead of the report\u2019s publication, with the possibility of either Giovanni or Amanda taking them to court if they are disappointed with its findings. With excitement building for the start of the new series of Strictly on Saturday, the corporation will also want to avoid tarnishing its star-studded start.<\/p>\n<p>A BBC source revealed to the\u00a0Mail\u00a0that the top brass \u201cdon\u2019t know what to do for the best,\u201d with the much-delayed bullying report.<\/p>\n<p>They said: \u201cThere is a lot of panic and worry that whoever it does go in favour of will really go for the BBC, so every single word of whatever is released doesn\u2019t give anyone the chance to complain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey literally don\u2019t know what to do so it is being delayed and delayed. [Director-General] Tim Davie is a good guy but this is impossible to navigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It recently emerged the staff on Strictly Come Dancing had been asked to\u00a0\u201chand in their phones\u201d\u00a0by BBC bosses, after a reported subject access request by Abbington\u2019s legal representatives, Carter Ruck. 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