GIOVANNI Pernice has topped the leaderboard on his new show with three 10s, all whilst Amanda Abbington reveals the sordid details behind their Strictly scandal. Sicilian dancer Giovanni , 34, quit British Strictly in May this year after a complaint to the BBC about his rehearsal room behaviour by his celeb partner Amanda , 50. 6 Giovanni Pernice has topped the leaderboard on his new show with three 10s Credit: The Mega Agency 6 Amanda Abbington revealed her Strictly nightmare with him Credit: Louis Wood But he’s since moved over to the Italian series , Ballando con le Stelle, as their newest professional dancer.

Partnered with actress Bianca Guaccero , 43, the pair have been impressing the judges with their dancework over the past two weeks. So much so, they were awarded the highest score of the night during the latest installment, with three 10s, and two nines, totalling 48 overall. Giovanni shared the moment where they received the good news from judges Selvaggia Lucarelli, Guillermo Mariotto, Ivan Zazzaroni, Fabio Canino, and Carolyn Smith.

read more on Giovanni Pernice ON HER SIDE Amanda Abbington reveals ex Martin Freeman helped her through Strictly ordeal standing together Strictly's Anton praises Giovanni after show scandal and probe results He captioned his Instagram Story, "And good night. See you next week !! Thank you all." In today's The Sun on Sunday, Amanda revealed her Strictly nightmare with Giovanni got so bad that she was actually relieved when a cancer s.