Giovanni Pernice wins Italian dance present last after strict abuse investigation

Former Strictly Come Dancing skilled Giovanni Pernice has received Italian dance present Ballando con le Stelle, months after leaving the UK and BBC following an investigation into abuse allegations.

Pernice (34) and her associate Bianca Guaccero (43) had been topped winners of the nineteenth season of the hit actuality present on Saturday.

This system is likened to “the Italian equal of Dancing with the Stars”.

The duo, who additionally just lately confirmed they’re a romantic couple, took to social media to rejoice their win.

Pernice shared a clip of him and Guaccero shortly after they had been topped winners, with a caption that learn “la coppia vince.”

Translated into English, this implies: “The couple wins”.

Guaccero, who fell in love with the previous Strictly dancer on the set of the Italian TV equal, shared her pleasure along with her followers and subscribers with a number of photographs and movies on Instagram.

“Grazie a voi, non ci posso credere,” she wrote, which roughly interprets to “thanks everybody, I can’t imagine it.”

Pernice’s victory on the Italian dance program comes shortly after he left the UK following a BBC investigation into abuse allegations made towards him by his former dance associate Amanda Abbington.

Sherlock actress Abbington was the primary of quite a lot of individuals to allege “inappropriate” habits on the present and claimed she was subjected to a “poisonous setting” whereas dancing alongside Pernice , who rejected these claims.

On Saturday, he posted a video on Instagram and mentioned: “To all my pricey associates within the UK who’re supporting us all the way in which.

“We simply need to say an enormous thanks, as a result of actually, we couldn’t do something with out you.

“And I inform you why, as a result of the way in which voting [works]It’s all about likes on social media…

“We will completely see what portion of the votes are coming from the UK and you might be extremely superb.”

The BBC investigation into Pernice’s habits confirmed “some, however not all” of the complaints made towards the skilled dancer.

No bodily assault was famous, however complaints of verbal bullying and harassment had been upheld, in accordance with the PA information company.

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After the BBC confirmed a few of her complaints, Abbington mentioned she felt “vindicated” and had “no regrets” about making them regardless of receiving “lots of” of loss of life threats and rape.

In October, questioning whether or not he would return to Strictly after his absence this yr, he informed ITV’s Lorraine: “Who is aware of, by no means say by no means.”

Earlier this month, comic Chris McCausland turned the primary blind contestant to win Strictly, lifting the Glitterball trophy alongside his dance associate Dianne Buswell.