Giovanni Pernice ‘breaks silence’ amid critical talks with the BBC over his future on Strictly Come Dancing
GIOVANNI Pernice asked his fans “where next?” after it was revealed his future on Strictly Come Dancing is hanging in the balance.
The professional dancer posed the question to his one million followers as The Sun told he is in crunch talks with the BBC.
Giovanni, 33, shared a photo from his travel show with Strictly judge Anton Du Beke and told them the second series was ending tonight.
He wrote in the caption on Instagram: “Another amazing journey with my best friend @mrantondubeke come to the end tonight at 8pm on @bbcone Last episode of our latest tv series.
“Thank you so much for watching and if you missed you can still catch up on @bbciplayer.”
The star ended his post: “Question … where next?”
It comes as The Sun revealed a fourth celebrity partner was left in tears after a run in with the Italian pro backstage on spin-off show, It Takes Two.
Amanda Abbington, Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore — have previously met to “compare notes” about his behaviour backstage in February.
But Giovanni is being backed by the BBC and is expected to be returning to the show in the autumn.
A source said: “Giovanni has a meeting with Strictly on Thursday about his return later this year.
“They have not received any official complaints and are backing him.
“He is an accomplished pro dancer and it’s expected he will be taking his place in the formal line-up when it’s announced later this month.”
Steps singer Faye Tozer, 48, is said to have broken down off screen at It Takes Two after confessing her intense training with Giovanni was getting to her.
A second source said: “They did often clash and she was in tears on It Takes Two.”
“She found how he spoke to her abrasive.”
The Sun has told how Gio’s “fiercely competitive” nature left Faye feeling emotional and they clashed in rehearsals.
The BBC said: “The pro dancers for 2024 will be announced in due course.”