Giovanni Pernice says he worried Strictly claims would end career: ‘There were dark moments’

Giovanni Pernice has said he thought his career would end when the BBC launched an investigation into his teaching methods on Strictly Come Dancing.

Pernice and his Strictly pro partner Rose Ayling-Ellis – the show’s first deaf contestant – lifted the glitterball trophy in 2021.

“I know what the truth is, I know who I am, so you just wait and move on with life.”