Craig Revel Horwood discusses Strictly scandal Craig Revel Horwood has shared how Strictly Come Dancing couples could hide potential dislike towards each other by the way they perform. Last year, the series was rocked by rumours that Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington had fallen out after she decided to leave the competition in week five. Since confessing it was true, a legal investigation has been ongoing after she claimed he was abusive during rehearsals.
Giovanni, who has been axed from this year's line-up, has strongly denied any wrongdoing and says he is confident he will clear his name once the probe is over. Quizzed on his thoughts about the scandal, Craig, 59, said the judges would know if a couple is disconnected by the way they dance together. He explained: "They're acting.
If any tension is real and you're doing a Paso Doble then you can use that for the dance. "We're talking about actors here. You don't have to be really in love to dance a rumba, right? "The only way you could tell is if there is a disconnection between them is in the dance, but that is something I would bring up as a judge.
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. Radio 2's Scott Mills shares regret as he faces backlash covering for Zoe Ball Amanda Abbington left Strictly Come Dancing early last year after a fallout with Giovanni Pernice (Image: BBC) Craig went on to say that there "are so many" dance partnerships who "cannot bear each other", yet you'd never be able to tell by how they move o.