{"id":69081,"date":"2023-10-26T15:51:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=69081"},"modified":"2023-10-26T15:51:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:51:56","slug":"bbc-strictlys-giovanni-pernice-could-become-show-judge-after-amanda-abbington-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/tv-movies\/bbc-strictlys-giovanni-pernice-could-become-show-judge-after-amanda-abbington-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Strictlys Giovanni Pernice could become show judge after Amanda Abbington exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giovanni Pernice would make a strong Strictly Come Dancing judge, according to ex-pro Joanne Clifton.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old told Betway Slots: "Many of us would like to have a go at judging. I completely get why Anton [Du Beke] wanted to. I can see Giovanni Pernice going for it in a couple of years' time.<\/p>\n

"He could definitely be a type of Bruno Tonioli on the panel as him and Anton have [docuseries Anton & Giovanni's Adventures in Sicily] together. He has a great personality."<\/p>\n

It comes as the 33 year old choreographer's Strictly 2023 came to a surprising end, with Giovanni's celebrity partner Amanda Abbington quitting the competition this week due to "personal reasons".<\/p>\n


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The 49 year old Sherlock star's goodbye announcement read: "It is with deepest regret that I had to leave Strictly. I did not come to this decision easily or lightly but for personal reasons I am unable to continue.<\/p>\n

"It was an absolute joy working with my fellow contestants, they are a beautiful, hardworking and talented group of people who I love and who I will miss seeing every Friday and Saturday and competing alongside.<\/p>\n

"I want to thank the incredible Production team and everyone on Strictly who looked after me and who are so kind and caring. It\u2019s a wonderful bunch of people and I\u2019ll miss all of them. I'm so sad that I am unable to go any further. <\/p>\n

"Thank you to everyone who voted and who sent wonderful messages and inspiring support. You are all amazing. Truly. Thank you."<\/p>\n

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Following this twist, Anton, 57, discussed the situation on This Morning with presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O\u2019Leary. <\/p>\n

"That was terribly sad. She was terrific, she could have made it all the way to the final. I thought she was very, very good," he stated, before explaining why this series in particular has been a rollercoaster. <\/p>\n

"It\u2019s up and down, people are having good weeks, not so good weeks and I think that is the real magic of the show that we don\u2019t have an overall sort of winner every week. We have up and down, up and down."<\/p>\n

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This comes shortly after Amanda opened up about her split from The Hobbit actor Martin Freeman, who she was with up until 2016 and shares two children with.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Sunday Times Magazine, she recalled: "When we broke up nobody knew, we didn't tell anybody except for a few key people because they had to know, because of the logistics of hotels and stuff.<\/p>\n

"It took six months for it to get out and a lot of that was while we were working on Sherlock… We were professional and we were going to get on and make a show and be civil to each other. We still get on really well, we still really both admire each other as actors… he's a great guy, but we just couldn't live with each other anymore."<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing resumes this Saturday on BBC One, with the elimination episode airing on Sunday.<\/b><\/p>\n