Strictly’s Giovanni Pernice publicly praises Amanda Abbington’s first dance after she threatens to quit show
STRICTLY’S Giovanni Pernice has publicly praised his partner Amanda Abbington’s first dance after she threatened to quit the BBC show.
The pro dancer took to his Instagram story to share how proud he was of Sherlock actress after last night’s live performance.
Amanda, 49, and Giovanni, 33, danced the Viennese Waltz to Lewis Capaldi’s tune Pointless.
Clearly the judges were very happy with their efforts as they awarded them a whopping 29 points – and they weren’t the only ones.
Sharing a snap of them on the dance floor last night, a proud Giovanni said: “A moment of appreciation for this beautiful frame!
“@amanda_abbington74 smashed it.”
It comes after The Sun revealed that the BBC show was in chaos hours before the first live show as a as celebrity ‘threatened to quit’ after clashing with their pro partner.
The actress was reportedly unhappy with the dance pro’s “militant” attitude in training.
A source said: “Giovanni is a hard taskmaster and takes the competition very, very seriously.
“He is quite militant in his approach to training. She’s been left very shaken, and has liaised with her team about quitting.
“It has become far more stressful than she ever imagined and at the moment things between them are incredibly tense.
“That being said — and somewhat ironically — they actually dance very well together.
“The hope is they talk things through, and wave the white flag.”
Amanda has appeared in shows such as Sherlock, Mr Selfridge, Casualty and The Bill.
Giovanni has been on Strictly since 2015.