Strictly’s Amanda Abbington sends thinly-veiled message to Giovanni Pernice following his ‘mad woman’ dig after she branded him ‘cruel’
Amanda Abbington appeared to take revenge on her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice after he called her a ‘mad woman’.
The 50-year-old actress sent a defiant message to the professional dancer as she took to the stage wearing a hoodie that read, “You’re so cool when you treat people.”
Amanda’s performance comes a day after the 33-year-old Italian singer made a scathing comment about her former dance partner during her live tour on Sunday.
Giovanni appeared at The Lowry, Salford, hours after Amanda slammed him in a new interview in which she called his behaviour “unnecessary and offensive”. Giovanni has strongly denied all claims against him.
Speaking to the audience, he said, “Oh, I’ll be back, don’t worry. Let’s see what this crazy woman has to say next.” [he did not name anyone].
Amanda Abbington appears to hit back at her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice after he apparently called her a ‘mad woman’
The 50-year-old actress sent a defiant message to the professional dancer as she took to the stage wearing a hoodie that read, “You’re so cool when you treat people.”
Amanda’s performance comes a day after the 33-year-old Italian made a pointed remark about his former dance partner during his live tour on Sunday (Giovanni pictured in June 2024)
The next day Amanda showed up at theatre rehearsals in London wearing a sweater, which encouraged her to be friendly.
Amanda quit the BBC series last year due to ‘personal reasons’, before rumours emerged that she had demanded footage of her rehearsals be released after the competition experience left her with PTSD.
Giovanni was later suspended while a BBC research is ongoing about allegations of off-camera misconduct made by Amanda and two other former celebrities.
Last weekend, in her first interview since quitting the show in October, Amanda broke her silence and claimed Giovanni “abused” her.
Giovanni, who appeared on stage with Anton Du Beke during their Together Live Tourseemed to be giving Amanda a dressing down, The mirror defeated. MailOnline has contacted Giovanni’s representative for comment.
Jan denied all allegations of abusive or threatening behaviour made by Amanda in her interview and cooperated with the BBC.
Speak with The sun on sundayshe said, “I found Giovanni’s behavior unnecessary, insulting, cruel and mean. I couldn’t sit back and let him do that to other people.”
“I had to think long and hard about filing a complaint because I knew the negative reactions I would get. But I couldn’t live with myself for future people who would go to that show.”
Amanda quit the BBC series last year due to ‘personal reasons’ before reports emerged that she had demanded footage of her rehearsals be released after the experience left her with PTSD (pictured on the show with Giovanni)
The next day Amanda came out wearing a sweater encouraging kindness as she arrived at theatre rehearsals in London
This past weekend, in her first interview since quitting the show in October, Amanda broke her silence by claiming Giovanni “abused” her
Giovanni denied all allegations of abusive or threatening behaviour made by Amanda in her interview and has co-operated with the BBC
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, she said: ‘I found Giovanni’s behaviour unnecessary, insulting, cruel and mean. I couldn’t sit back and let him do that to other people.’
‘It’s crazy what happened to me, with the death threats and the backlash. I know the BBC has known about his behaviour for years, people have complained about him in the past and reported his behaviour to producers and nothing has been done about it. It wasn’t an isolated experience for me. I should never have danced with him.’
Sources previously claimed that Amanda, Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore had an ’emotional summit’ where they ‘exchanged notes’ about working with Giovanni on the show.
A spokesperson for Giovanni told MailOnline: ‘The BBC has shared the allegations from the investigation with Giovanni, who has co-operated fully.’
They added: ‘None of the allegations made in the Sun on Sunday have been recorded in any form whatsoever. Giovanni refutes these allegations and denies all allegations of abusive or threatening behaviour.
“He has provided substantial evidence to the investigation and he is confident that his name will be cleared.”
The BBC declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline, but a spokesperson previously said: ‘We will not comment on individuals or comment on speculation.
“But as we’ve said before, if people want to point something out to us or raise it with us directly, we’ll always listen. We’ve put the right procedures and processes in place to do that.”
Giovanni is working with the aggressive law firm Schillings and is expected to provide transcripts as evidence that he acted honestly.
Sources previously claimed that Amanda, Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore had an ’emotional summit’ where they ‘exchanged notes’ about their time with Giovanni on the show
Giovanni is working with the embattled Schillings law firm and is expected to provide transcripts to prove he acted honestly.