Giovanni Pernice has been cleared of all serious allegations made against him (Image: Getty)
is said to have told that he wanted to ‘f*** her.”
However, a source close to has clarified the dancer’s interactions with the actress, revealing that their exchanges were intended as “jokes.”
The Mirror reported that one complaint which had been upheld was that he told his dance partner he wanted to “f*** her”.
A source close to Giovanni told the publication: “This was all done in jest and perceived in this way by Amanda. They were intended as jokes and compliments of her dancing style. Her language could be just as coarse back.”
Giovanni Pernice was cleared of threatening and abusive claims by the after an investigation into complaints made against him.
Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington, who stepped back from the One show last year for “personal reasons,” has claimed that she faced a “toxic environment” marked by “inappropriate, mean, and nasty bullying.”
On Monday, September, 30, the released a statement regarding the allegations and issued an apology to Amanda.
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Amanda Abbington accused Giovanni of abusive behaviour towards her (Image: Getty)
“We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made,” the statement read.
“We want to apologise to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part. We know this would not have been an easy thing to do.”
After the news broke, Giovanni took to to express his happiness. He shared: “It’s over, it’s finished, six months, seven months of all of this.
“Seven months of reading things every day in the newspaper and not being able to respond because I wanted to keep the confidentiality and privacy of the review, (it) was a difficult time. It was difficult because, you know, reading stuff that (was) untrue, wasn’t the nicest time of my life lets be honest.
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Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington performed on Strictly Come Dancing last year (Image: Getty)
“But today I’m happy because, at the beginning there were very, very serious allegations thrown out at me but today, none of the serious allegations have been upheld. All the threatening, abusive, harassment behaviour allegations have not been upheld.
“Today is a day when we can all reflect because, I appreciate that dancing is a very difficult thing to do. It’s a sport, it’s something that is difficult in every possible way and sometimes you get frustrated, as a teacher, as a dancer, as a performer. But the only reason why you get frustrated is because you care about what you do.
“You know as a professional, as a teacher, I want to get the best out of my partner, and sometimes I do get frustrated. I think everybody around the world does the same thing, it’s called being professional and I love doing that.
“You know even now with Bianca (Guaccero, his partner on the Italian equivalent of Strictly, Ballando con le Stelle), I get frustrated, I think it’s a normal thing, but then you get out the best and the results come forward.”