DEPARTED Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice may now have an advantage in the BBC bullying case according to recent events. While it has been reported that other celebrities such as Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore were set to join forces with actress Amanda Abbington to lodge complaints with the BBC. Insiders now say that the only formal allegations put to Giovanni, after the BBC investigation, were made by Amanda, according to the Mirror.

The Sherlock actress has suggested that ‘five or six’ other people were affected by Giovanni’s behaviour. But now it seems that either the BBC have ruled that Giovanni, 33, doesn’t have a case to answer for the other celebrities, or that, in the end, said victims didn’t file their complaints. A BBC source said: “The narrative - certainly from Amanda - is that there has been a tsunami of complainants to the BBC.

But the truth of the matter is that Giovanni has only been asked for his response to Amanda’s claims. read more about This would suggest two things. One they haven't made a formal complaint in the first place.

Or, two, the BBC felt it wasn't serious enough to warrant inclusion in their evidence dossier to put to Giovanni for response." Indeed this week the Sun revealed that Giovanni Pernice has another trump card up his sleeve that could clear his name. The 33-year-old is believed to have "bombshell" recorder audio in which Amanda apologizes to him for being a 'nightmare.

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