‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Celeb Fears “Whitewash By Boys Club BBC” In Bullying Report Set To Be Published This Week
deadline.comThe celebrity who complained to BBC bosses about her treatment on the hit show Strictly Come Dancing fears corporation bosses will paint “a whitewash” over their investigation, and that the process feels like that of a “boys club” – ie BBC managers protecting their own.
Amanda Abbington complained to the BBC after she quit the show (the original of the format sold all over the world, known in the US as Dancing With the Stars) last year.
She had been partnered with dancer Giovanni Pernice, and she claimed that he had been abusive and bullying in his treatment of her during rehearsal sessions.
Pernice has denied all claims against him, but has since left the show and won’t be among the lineup when it launches for its important 20th anniversary series in a week’s time.
