Strictly’s Amanda Abbington finds BBC bosses ‘line of questioning ‘highly offensive’ as they investigate lewd comments and illicit video Giovanni Pernice shared with actress’

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amanda Abbington is said to have found BBC bosses’ interrogation techniques “deeply insulting” amid an ongoing investigation into misconduct on the show.

Sherlock actress Amanda, 50, has made a series of allegations about her pro Giovanni Pernice’s teaching methods and has described his behavior as “unnecessary, insulting, cruel and mean.” He strongly denies all allegations.

Now it is reported that the actress has been questioned for the second time about a banned video the dancer shared with her and an “indecent comment” he made about another celebrity contestant when the video was sent.

Giovanni is also said to have made a rude comment about a member of Amanda’s family, prompting BBC bosses to ‘essentially ask’ her if the dancer had meant the remark in a light-hearted manner.

A source said The sun: ‘[Amanda] found this form of questioning very insulting.’

Sherlock actress Amanda has made a series of allegations about her pro Giovanni Pernice’s teaching methods, describing his behaviour as ‘unnecessary, insulting, cruel and vile’. He has strongly denied all the allegations

Giovanni is also said to have made a rude comment about a member of Amanda’s own family, prompting BBC bosses to ‘basically ask’ her if the dancer meant the remark as a light-hearted joke (Amanda pictured with son Joe, daughter Grace and fiancé Jonathan Goodwin)

Regarding the alleged video, they told the publication: ‘The BBC cannot ignore the fact that the video was sent. There appears to be a trail of evidence.’

‘Even if it is established that the images were shared with innocent intent, the BBC fears that this may constitute a breach of conduct as set out in the contract handed to the professional dancers.’

MailOnline has contacted Amanda’s representatives, Giovanni’s representatives and the BBC for comment.

Amanda has a daughter Grace and a son Joe with her ex-partner Martin Freeman, 52, to whom she was married for 16 years, from 2000 to 2016.

It comes after Martin reached out to her to support her following the scandal and be someone to lean on during the turbulent time, as did her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin, reports The sun.

The BBC is expected to conclude its investigation into Giovanni soon, after weeks of investigation.

This comes after it was revealed that Amanda recently handed over more text messages containing new revelations about Giovanni’s behaviour on Strictly.

The dramatic intervention is said to have thrown the BBC’s investigation into the conduct of professional Giovanni into chaos and ‘changed the course of the inquiry’.

Amanda shares her children with her ex-partner Martin Freeman (pictured 2015) and he is said to have contacted the actress to support her in the scandal

The actress has been questioned for the second time about an illegal video the dancer shared with her, and about an “indecent comment” he made about another celebrity (Amanda pictured during rehearsals)

The sun reports that Amanda has come forward with new shocking messages, just as the investigation was almost complete. These messages allegedly show that Giovanni ‘crossed the line of what is acceptable’.

Earlier this week, Amanda was reportedly questioned for the second time by BBC bosses over “crude comments” she claims were made by Giovanni.

She was reportedly questioned via video call last week, when she spoke to two former Met detectives about her allegations about the 33-year-old professional dancer.

They reportedly discussed allegations of sexual comments during rehearsals, as well as “new evidence.” Giovanni has denied all allegations against him.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Amanda, Giovanni and the BBC for comment.

Amanda has made a series of allegations about Giovanni’s teaching methods and has described his behavior as “unnecessary, insulting, cruel and mean.” He strongly denies all allegations.

In an interview, Amanda compared the dance show to “the trenches” and told Channel 4 News that BBC producers were “appalled” by clips that allegedly included “degrading sexual behaviour”.

In another interview with Christine Lampard about Lorraine, she said: ‘It was inappropriate, mean, unkind, bullying and I put up with it for five, six weeks.

An investigation was launched after several celebrities, including Amanda Abbington and Zara McDermott (pictured), sparked scandals surrounding abuse and bullying on the family show

In an interview, Amanda compared the dance show to “the trenches” and told Channel 4 News that BBC producers were “appalled” by clips that also allegedly showed “degrading behaviour of a sexual nature”.

‘It started very early and when it started I shut down because I recognized the warning signs.

‘And then I would shut down and it would be hard to get in. And that would be a self-fulfilling prophecy.’

Of her schedule for the show, she said, “I went to the rehearsal space every day. I’ve been in rehearsal spaces for 32 years.

‘I know what rehearsal spaces should look like.

“No matter what your background is – whether it’s dancing, acting or singing – you have an obligation to bring compassion, understanding, sensitivity and kindness to the rehearsal room.

‘And I wasn’t told that (on Strictly). So I just said I don’t think that’s right.’