Amanda Abbington's parents discuss Giovanni Pernice controversy (Image: BANG Showbiz) Amanda Abbington 's parents have expressed their sympathy for Giovanni Pernice amidst the controversy surrounding their daughter's allegations of abusive behaviour during her Strictly Come Dancing stint. The 50-year-old actress has accused the 33-year-old professional dancer of being abusive in training, leading to her parents John and Patsy admitting they are consumed with worry about the situation. John revealed to Mail+ : "I'd feel sorry for him if Amanda wasn't the one involved in this.
Like other dancers on 'Strictly' he was put in a situation where he was expected to train people when he'd not been taught how to train." "They were let out of dance school at a young age. Giovanni started Strictly at 21 or 22.
How on earth can you train people when you've not been trained to do that?" Patsy chimed in: "We just want it dealt with." function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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