Strictly Come Dancing’s Amanda Abbington has reportedly found BBC bosses line of questioning ‘highly offensive’ amid the show’s ongoing misconduct probe.
Sherlock actress Amanda, 50, has made a series of accusations about her pro Giovanni Pernice’s teaching methods and has described his behaviour as ‘unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean’.
He strongly denies all of the claims.
Now it’s been reported the actress has been quizzed for a second time about an illicit video shared with her by the dancer as well as a ‘lewd remark’ he made about another celebrity contestant when the video was sent.
Giovanni is also reported to have made a crude comment about a member of Amanda’s own family, only for her to ‘effectively be asked’ by BBC bosses whether the dancer meant the remark as light-hearted banter.
A source told The Sun: ‘[Amanda] found this line of questioning highly offensive.’
Strictly Come Dancing’s Amanda Abbington, 50, has reportedly found BBC bosses line of questioning ‘highly offensive’ amid the show’s ongoing misconduct probe
Sherlock actress Amanda has made a series of accusations about her pro Giovanni Pernice ‘s teaching methods and has described his behaviour as ‘unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean’. He strongly denies all of the claims
Giovanni is also reported to have made a crude comment about a member of Amanda’s own family, only for her to ‘effectively be asked’ by BBC bosses whether the dancer meant the remark as light-hearted banter (Amanda pictured with son Joe, daughter Grace and fiance Jonathan Goodwin)
In regards to the alleged video they told the publication: ‘The BBC can’t ignore the fact the video was sent. There seems to be a trail of evidence’.
‘Even if it is established the footage was shared with innocent intentions, the BBC are concerned this could constitute a breach of conduct according to the contract handed to the pro dancers.’
A BBC spokesman said: ‘As we have said before, we will not be commenting on individuals or engaging in speculation’.
MailOnline have Amanda and Giovanni’s reps for comment.
Amanda shares daughter Grace and son Joe with ex partner Martin Freeman, 52, who she was for 16 years from 2000–2016.
It comes after Martin reached out to her to support after the scandal and been someone to lean on amid the turbulent time, as well as her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin, reports The Sun.
It is expected that the probe into Giovanni will soon be completed by the BBC after several weeks of investigations.
It comes after it was reported that Amanda recently handed over more texts with fresh revelations over Giovanni’s behaviour on Strictly.
