Amanda Abbington’ s fiancé Jonathan Goodwin took to social media to address the Strictly Come Dancing probe. This comes after a six-month investigation put forward by the 2023 contestant after she issued “bullying” complaints against her professional partner, Giovanni Pernice . Although the pro is no longer associated with the show, he has since joined the cast of the Italian version of the competition , Ballando Con Le Stelle.
Out of the 17 allegations, the BBC upheld six and issued an apology to the Sherlock actress, after their report found that Giovanni’s use of swear words “belittling.” The BBC also agreed with Amanda that at times he appeared to be giving her overly negative feedback. Taking to Instagram , with a photo of himself and Amanda, alongside Princess Anne , Jonathan shared a heart-warming tribute to his fiancé.
The former stunt man penned: “What an amazing woman. Never met anyone so determined to stand up for what's right. “To advocate for the needy and to never cow-tow to the bullying media.
The Princess Royal is also amazing.” Following her 2016 split from Martin Freeman , Amanda and Jonathan began dating in 2021 and reportedly got engaged in May last year. Following the probe results, she held a summit in her home with other Strictly contestants to swap stories of treatment on the show.
Amanda shared that she and the other stars wept as they spoke of their experiences working with Giovanni. Taking to Victoria Derbyshire on Newsnight, s.