Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGiovanni Pernice has said the BBC investigation into Amanda Abbington's allegations of bullying and harassment on Strictly Come Dancing was “the right thing to do”.The broadcaster upheld six of the 16 allegations made by Abbington, while clearing Pernice of the 10 most serious accusations. Pernice told GB News that that there was a “personality clash” between the pair and described experiencing “dark times” and isolation after leaving the flagship BBC show. He said: “Some of the allegations were just not very important to uphold, but I guess they had to do it.”A spokesperson for Abbington criticised Pernice's comments, pointing out that the BBC apologised to her and paid her substantial compensation following the investigation. In fullGiovanni Pernice says BBC’s Strictly investigation was ‘the right thing to do’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Giovanni Pernice describes Strictly bullying furore as ‘personality clash’
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGiovanni Pernice has said the BBC investigation into Amanda Abbington's allegations of bullying and harassment on Strictly Come Dancing was “the right thing to do”.The broadcaster upheld six of the 16 allegations made by Abbington, while clearing Pernice of the 10 most serious accusations. Pernice told GB News that that there was a “personality clash” between the pair and described experiencing “dark times” and isolation after leaving the flagship BBC show. He said: “Some of the allegations were just not very important to uphold, but I guess they had to do it.”A spokesperson for Abbington criticised Pernice's comments, pointing out that the BBC apologised to her and paid her substantial compensation following the investigation. In fullGiovanni Pernice says BBC’s Strictly investigation was ‘the right thing to do’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
