STRICTLY Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice has hit back at former BBC show partner Zara McDermott over the "shocking" end to their friendship. This summer Graziano , 30, was fired by the BBC following claims he hit, spat at and kicked former celebrity partner Zara , 27, during rehearsals. Graziano, who started his Strictly journey in 2018, was accused of "physical incidents" towards the Love Island alumni.
This prompted Zara to release a full statement on her Instagram page before Graziano moved to his native Sicily to take stock. The Italian has now told how "these vile, false allegations ruined my life in a matter of minutes — professionally, financially, psychologically and reputationally." Now in an emotional interview he has hit back at the influencer, who he described as "my friend.
" read more strictly Talking about the intense training - about which he told Zara she could "trust" him - he told MailOnline : "Those rehearsals were nine months ago. "I can be strict, I can be passionate. I want my partner to go as far as they can.
She wanted that, too. "You can't imagine how many times my mind has been going back and forward trying to think of something that happened all those months ago that I can't figure out. "The only thing I can think of is the time I kicked the floor in frustration.
We'd practised hour after hour to perfect a routine with lifts. It wasn't easy but that's the pressure of the show. Most read in Reality "I was in pain from lifting her so many times bu.