Giovanni Pernice was snubbed by another of his Strictly dance partners.
The professional dancer's latest partner, Amanda Abbington, has “demanded footage of her rehearsals” after withdrawing from the competition last year.
It has now been revealed that Richie Anderson, with whom 33-year-old Giovanni worked for the 2022 series, no longer follows the dancer on Instagram.
The Sun reports that BBC Radio 2 star Richie unfollowed Giovanni on Sunday night, a year after the pair were plagued by feud rumours.
During their stint on Strictly, it was said that things “didn't work out” between the pair and tensions grew off-camera.
Giovanni Pernice has been snubbed by another of his Strictly partners. Richie Anderson, who Giovanni worked with for the 2022 series, unfollowed the dancer on Instagram
The professional dancer's latest dance partner, Amanda Abbington, has “demanded footage of her rehearsals” after withdrawing from the competition last year
Sources told The Sun during filming that Giovanni became increasingly frustrated that Richie wasn't listening to him during rehearsals.
However, Richie later responded to the reports, insisting there was “no problem” between them during a joint appearance on spin-off show It Takes Two.
On Sunday it was reported that the BBC would not be investigating Giovanni.
The Sun claims station bosses secretly held a meeting with Giovanni about his behavior last year but no action was taken.
Amanda, 51, has reportedly demanded that her bosses release footage from her rehearsals with Giovanni following a row during the collaboration, as she apparently hopes it will “back up” her claims against the star.
Amanda is said to want to review the footage of their time together to seek legal advice about his alleged behavior towards her.
She suddenly left the show for “personal reasons” and caused a stir when she left the dancer out of her exit statement.
Sources close to the star have also claimed that Amanda was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder following her exit from the series.
The Sun reports that BBC Radio 2 star Richie unfollowed Giovanni on Sunday evening, but Giovanni continues to follow Richie
The Sun claims station bosses secretly held a meeting with professional dancer Giovanni, 33, last year about his behavior but no action was taken
A source has now told the publication: “Some of the professionals and crew feel that it needs to be looked into and Giovanni shouldn't come back this year.”
“The BBC stands behind Giovanni and will not investigate. It comes as a shock to some on the show who think something needs to be done about his behavior.
“Amanda had a really hard time with him and she's not the only one. Four other of his partners have either spoken openly about how hard it was to work with him or made it clear in the industry.”
They also claim that his former partner Ranvir Singh “pointed out a problem during training with Giovanni and said she was unhappy”.
Web has contacted the BBC for comment.
Actress Amanda was paired with professional dancer Giovanni for last year's series, but suddenly left the show in October for “personal reasons”.
On Saturday it was said she wanted to view rehearsal footage to seek legal advice about his alleged behavior towards her, as she believes the footage could support her claims.
Amanda is said to want to review the footage of their time together to seek legal advice about his alleged behavior towards her
After her departure, Amanda reportedly struggled with Giovanni's “militant approach to training” and her time on the show was said to be “plagued by difficulties.”
A source has now revealed that Amanda has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
A friend also said Amanda found the negative reaction she received on social media for not mentioning Giovanni in her resignation statement difficult.
But they insisted their family and friends were there to support them.
The BBC and a representative for Amanda declined to comment when contacted by Web at the time.
Web has contacted a representative for Giovanni for comment.
Amanda was praised by the judges for her performances on the show, but it was claimed she was having problems behind the scenes.
An inside source told The Telegraph: “It could be that she didn't know what she was getting into.”
'He [Giovanni] was quite hard and she found that difficult. If she wasn't doing very well, that wouldn't have helped.
Giovanni's former celebrity partners have complained that he made them feel “uncomfortable” and even argued with the dancer (pictured with Laura Whitmore).
“She was with a partner who had a certain training style that she couldn't get along with.” “Whether that's what happened or if there's something else going on, I don't know.”
Giovanni's parents said the dancer was “just doing his job” after Amanda's shock exit from Strictly.
Giovanni's father Piero and mother Rosalda admitted at the time that their son “trained for many hours but only did his job.”
Speaking to The Sun from his home in Italy, Piero said: “We're surprised she left the show because everything was going well – we thought they could have won.”
He added: “My son is a really nice, polite and respectful boy.” “He has always achieved good results with different partners and has never had any problems with them.”
Giovanni's mother Rosalda explained: “You have to train hard to get results.” Giovanni just did what he had to do. He was just doing his job.'
Twinkle Toes star Giovanni reportedly received news of Amanda's exit just hours before the official statement was released.
A source told the Daily Star: “Amanda hasn't told Giovanni that she has decided to leave the show.” The first thing he heard was a call from a producer.
“That really annoyed him. He hasn't heard much from her for ten days. She hasn't responded to messages or told him what was happening.
“He complained about it to friends. He is frustrated. “He fears the drama will damage his career and make him look bad.”
Ranvir Singh admitted she suffered a “complete nervous breakdown” during rehearsals with her professional partner Giovanni (pictured together in 2020).
Giovanni reportedly fell out with some of his former partners on the show.
In 2016, former Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore said she “cried every day” and felt “uncomfortable” while training with him.
She later wrote for HuffPost UK in 2018: “I'm still not ready to talk in detail about my experience on the show.”
“I was given a dance partner that I was extremely uncomfortable with and I ended up feeling broken and crying every day. “And in the end I was really broken, both mentally and physically.”
Giovanni was also reported to have had a falling out with Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh in 2020.