As a lifelong Strictly ignorer, you’ll have to forgive me for not following the latest on-set drama with very much interest or intrigue. Bullying is common in many industries and domineering men are present in nearly every facet of life. That’s not to say it’s okay — quite the opposite. As a woman, the cost of paying attention to every one of these news stories would be my sanity.
That was until something forced me to focus on it. Giovanni Pernice has given his first tell-all interview since the BBC investigation was launched into his behaviour towards former Strictly contestant and actress Amanda Abbington this May.
