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Strictly Come Dancing stars Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice break their silence after she ‘threatened to quit’

STRICTLY Come Dancing pair Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice have broken their silence after she 'threatened to quit'.

The Sun exclusively revealed last night that the duo were at loggerheads behind the scenes and Amanda was upset over Gio's 'militant' approach to training.

Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice have broken their silence after backstage rows
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Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice have broken their silence after backstage rowsCredit: BBC
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES ALL ROUND.NORMAL NON EX PRICES..AMANDA ABBINGTON..WITH ONLY DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST LIVE STRICTLY COME DANCING 2023 SHOW WHERE THE COUPLES PERFORM THEIR FIRST DANCE TOGETHER THE PRO DANCERS AND THEIR CELEBRITY PARTNERS ARRIVE AT A LONDON DANCE STUDIO FOR TRAINING..TUESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2023..JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK
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The Sun exclusively revealed last night that Amanda was upset over Gio's 'militant' approach to training
EXCLUSIVE ALL ROUND PICTURES..GIOVANII PERNICE AND AMANDA ABBINGTON ARE SEEN LOOKING DOWNBEAT AS THEY LEAVE STRICTLY REHEARSALS AT A DANCE STUDIO IN LONDON..ITS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE MEDIA THAT AMANDA HAS THREATEND TO QUIT BEFORE THE FIRST LIVE SHOW AFTER A SERIS OF ROWS WITH GIOVANNI...THURSDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2023..JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK.
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But as news of the rift broke, both Giovanni and Amanda seemed keen to put on a united front on social media

We told how the Sherlock actress, 49, had spoken to her team about quitting the show as it all got too much.

But as news of the rift broke, both Giovanni and Amanda seemed keen to put on a united front on social media.

Amanda posted a smiley snap of herself in rehearsals ahead of tonight's live show.

Her caption read: "The smile you give your Pro partner at the end of the camera rehearsal when you know you are in safe and hugely talented hands. @giovannipernice ya legend. See you all tomorrow @bbcstrictly."

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Giovanni then took the unusual step of heaping praise on Amanda, admitting he didn't usually do that before the first show.

He reshared her post and added: "I usually don't say these things early (as probably everybody know) but I'm extremely proud of you and I can't wait for people to watch what we have created."

A source told The Sun last night: “Giovanni is a hard taskmaster and takes the competition very, very seriously.

“Sometimes his manner is incredibly brusque and this can upset his partners.

"Amanda was really looking forward to dancing with him, but has found his aggressive training style and attitude pretty difficult to handle.

“He is quite militant in his approach to training. She’s been left very shaken, and has liaised with her team about quitting.

“It has become far more stressful than she ever imagined and at the moment things between them are incredibly tense.

“That being said — and somewhat ironically — they actually dance very well together.

"The hope is they talk things through, and wave the white flag.”

The Sun reported that Amanda threatened to quit over Giovanni's 'militant' attitude
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The Sun reported that Amanda threatened to quit over Giovanni's 'militant' attitudeCredit: Eroteme
Amanda and Giovanni's social media posts after the story broke on their rows
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Amanda and Giovanni's social media posts after the story broke on their rowsCredit: instagram
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