Amanda Abbington ‘is questioned for a second time’ by the BBC over her claims Giovanni Pernice made crude remarks amid Strictly misconduct probe

Amanda Abbington has reportedly been questioned by BBC bosses for a second time about ‘crude feedback’ she claimed had been made by Giovanni Pernice.

The Sherlock star, 50, is claimed to have been quizzed by way of video name final week as she sat down with two ex-Met detectives to debate her allegations in regards to the skilled dancer, 33.

They reportedly mentioned claims of sexual feedback throughout rehearsals, in addition to ‘new proof’. Giovanni has denied all allegations made in opposition to him. 

‘The BBC is taking this extraordinarily severely. Giovanni maintains he’s completed nothing improper, and Amanda insists all the pieces she has instructed the BBC is true,’ a supply instructed The Solar. 

‘So no matter determination the BBC involves, it’s unlikely to be the tip of the matter.’ 

The Sherlock star, 50, is claimed to have been quizzed by way of video name final week as she sat down with two ex-Met detectives to debate her allegations in regards to the skilled dancer, 33 

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Amanda, Giovanni, and The BBC for remark. 

Amanda has made a sequence of accusations about Giovanni’s educating strategies and has described his behaviour as ‘pointless, abusive, merciless and imply’. He strongly denies all the claims. 

In a single interview, Amanda in contrast the dance present to ‘the trenches’ telling Channel 4 Information that BBC producers had been left ‘horrified’ by clips that additionally allegedly exhibited ‘humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature’.

In one other, the place she spoke to Christine Lampard on Lorraine, she mentioned: ‘It was inappropriate, it was imply, it was nasty, it was bullying and I put up with it for 5, six weeks.

‘It began very early on and when it began to occur I might shut down as a result of I recognised these crimson flags.

‘And so I might shut down and it will be troublesome to get in, and that might be a self-fulfilling prophecy.’

Speaking about her schedule on the present, she mentioned: ‘I used to be going into the rehearsal room daily. I have been in rehearsal rooms for 32 years.

‘I do know what rehearsal rooms are speculated to be like.

In a single interview, Amanda in contrast the dance present to ‘the trenches’. Giovanni has denied all claims

‘I do not care what background you are from – whether or not it is dancing, performing, singing – you have got an obligation of care to carry into that rehearsal room compassion, understanding, sensitivity and kindness. 

‘And that wasn’t prolonged to me (at Strictly). And so I simply mentioned I do not suppose that is proper.’

The most recent replace comes simply after police visited the house of Amanda, as an investigation right into a chilling dying menace despatched to the actress continues.

Met detectives had been alerted on Friday afternoon to a threatening e-mail despatched to the north London theatre the place Amanda is performing.

The actress is starring in new play When It Occurs To You on the Park Theatre in Finsbury.

The horrifying e-mail warned ‘she must be ready to die onstage’ until she withdrew her criticism about former Strictly associate Giovanni.

Park Theatre rapidly alerted the power who’re taking the menace ‘very severely’ and are working to ‘unmask’ the one that despatched it. 

The Sherlock actress has now been interviewed by officers twice and her dwelling she shares with fiancé Jonathan Goodwin was visited by police.

The actress is starring in new play When It Occurs To You on the Park Theatre in Finsbury

Though the Met Police haven’t formally recognized anybody concerned within the investigation, a spokesman confirmed that officers had been known as to a theatre in Finsbury Park ‘following receipt of an alleged malicious communication.’ 

The spokesman continued: ‘There have been no arrests, enquiries are ongoing.’

A supply near the investigation instructed MailOnline: ‘Specialist officers have been wanting on the e-mail intently over the past 72 hours, and now imagine they’re near figuring out the place it was despatched from.

‘They’re liaising with one other power on this now. This, in flip, they hope will go on to make them the particular person behind the menace.

‘Officers have instructed Amanda they’ll do all they will to seek out out who the particular person is behind the e-mail.

‘They’re treating it as a really severe and really credible menace and wish to unmask the particular person behind it.’