Amanda Abbington has been accused of “misrepresenting” the findings of the Giovanni Pernice Strictly Bullying review

Amanda Abbington has been accused of “misrepresenting” the findings of the review into bullying allegations against Giovanni Pernice.

The 50-year-old actress quit the BBC show in its sixth week in October last year and later accused her Strictly partner Mr Pernice for inappropriate behavior.

The former Strictly professional was cleared of most of the allegations made against him by the star.

Last night Ms Abbington expressed relief that a cancer scare led to her quitting Strictly – and training with Mr Pernice.

A spokesperson for The professional dancer has since told MailOnline: “The BBC completed its review almost a week ago.”

“It is deeply worrying that Ms Abbington appears intent on continually misrepresenting the review’s findings in television and newspaper interviews.

“Giovanni is focused on his work at Ballando con le Stella and supporting his partner Bianca and hopes that Ms Abbington can soon accept the results of the review and look to the future.”

Ms Abbington (pictured) left the BBC show in the sixth week of October last year for personal reasons

The actress cited personal reasons when he left the show. She revealed last night that she had discovered two lumps in her breast on the morning she left.

“My last week, on Thursday morning, I was in the shower and discovered two lumps. “After a mammogram a few months ago I was given the all clear,” she told the Sun.

Ms Abbington went to rehearsals where she said she “just couldn't concentrate” while working on a cha-cha-cha with Mr Pernice, who she claimed he told her she “couldn't get.” and is “useless”. .

She said her dance partner refused to even look at me before telling him she had found two bumps and would leave rehearsals to that end Go to the hospital before leaving the show.

Mr Pernice, 34, said he was “delighted” after the investigation concluded in his favour, barring six of the 17 allegations made by Ms Abbington, 50

The BBC has launched an investigation after Ms Abbington, 50, quit the 2023 series after just five weeks before making the allegations

“It was the catalyst I was waiting for and that's terrible.” “But I thought it was a healthier option than being in that room,” she told the Sun, adding that later discovered that the knots were harmless.

Ms Abbington's new barbs come days later Mr Pernice was cleared of most of the allegations against him by a five-month BBC investigation.

Ms Abbington also told the newspaper that Mr Pernice called her a “vegetable” during training after he met her fiancé, who uses a wheelchair.

Mr Pernice said the comment was about his dance partner's posture and Ms Abbington's claim of bullying over the vegetable comment had not been confirmed by the BBC.

A six-month BBC investigation into Mr Pernice ended on Monday, with the results clearing the dancer of most allegations of threatening and physically abusive behaviour.

Mr Pernice, 34, said he was “delighted” with the end of the investigation, which found all but six of the 17 allegations made by Ms Abbington in his favour.

Following Ms Abbington's abrupt exit from the show, she accused Mr Pernice of “mean” and “cruel” behaviour.

Although BBC bosses found Mr Pernice was neither threatening nor physically abusive, they upheld some of Ms Abbington's complaints of verbal bullying and harassment.

The BBC also agreed with Ms Abbington that at times he appeared to give her excessively negative feedback.

In a written statement on Monday, a spokesman for Mr Pernice said: “We are pleased that this six-month review found no evidence of threatening or abusive behavior by Giovanni.”

“Giovanni is relieved that the vast majority of allegations made to the BBC have not been confirmed and looks forward to continuing his work on Dancing With The Stars in Italy this season.”

The Sherlock actress, pictured on September 26, complained about her treatment on the show in 2023

Mr Pernice's spokesman said the dancer was “delighted” after the “overwhelming majority” of claims against him were dismissed

And Ms Abbington said on Monday: “Despite this vile insult, I have never regretted coming forward and the BBC's apology today is a vindication of my complaint.”

“It's not just a vindication for me, it's a vindication for the other people who have contacted me since I made my complaint to express their concerns about their own experiences on Strictly Come Dancing.”

“I hope that those who have felt unable to speak out now will feel more confident that they will be listened to and believed.”

Ms Abbington added: “This apology means a lot to me.” This includes the fact that the BBC acknowledged that the measures taken to support and protect me and previous participants were “not enough” were.

“What matters most now is that lessons have been learned and that the BBC makes the changes promised to ensure that others do not experience the same ordeal as me and others like me.”

Giovanni quit Strictly last April after the BBC announced it was launching an investigation. He was offered a new contract to star in the series in 2024 – its 20th anniversary – and was expected to sign it.

He is currently appearing in the Italian version of the show “Ballando con le Stelle”, in which he collaborates with singer and actress Bianca Guaccero.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Ms Abbington and the BBC for comment.

BBC statement on the investigation into Ms Abbington's allegations

In its statement, the broadcaster said: “The BBC has now completed its review of Amanda Abbington's complaints against Giovanni Pernice.”

“We take all allegations of bullying and harassment very seriously and this review has taken time due to its complexity and our desire to ensure a rigorous and robust process was undertaken.”

“Strictly Come Dancing is a family show and we rightly expect very high standards. “Whilst the competition can be tough, demanding and demanding, we ultimately want the show to be a joyful and transformative experience.

“It will be a great shame if this was not the case for everyone who appeared on the show.” We have reviewed the complaints and have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made.

The report examining what happened during the training has not been made public, but a summary of its findings was released Monday

“We would like to apologize and thank Amanda Abbington for coming forward and taking part. “We know this would not have been easy.

“Although the production team took steps at the time to address the issues as they understood them, they ultimately were not enough.”

“That is why the measures we have taken to further strengthen our existing protocols are so important.” The BBC heard from a number of people in reaching its conclusions. We would like to thank you for your participation.

“The BBC has already taken significant steps to strengthen our duty of care to everyone on the show and a full notice of those steps will be published alongside this statement.”