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"With the benefit of hindsight, we should have done more..."
The Ukrainian dancer was reported last week to have held a meeting with the BBC, amid the ongoing investigation into Strictly.
The BBC is currently investigating Strictly Come Dancing after three of Giovanni's former partners made official complaints.
Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima will not be returning to the celebrity dance contest following reports of misconduct.
Are crime shows closer to fact or fiction?
"If issues are raised with us, or we’re made aware of inappropriate behaviour, we will always take that seriously and act..."
"So much of my Strictly experience was everything I could have dreamt of... however, my experience inside the training room was very different."
The BBC has insisted the exchange with Ed Deavey was "courteous, fair and duly impartial".
Graziano Di Prima Breaks Silence On Strictly Exit: 'I Deeply Regret Events That Led To My Departure'
"Respecting the BBC HR process, I understand it's best for the show that I step away..."
He spoke to Gary O'Donoghue shortly after the former president was fired upon.
About BBC
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a British public service broadcasting organisation. It was founded in 1922, and in 1936 launched the world's first regular high definition television service. It operates under Royal Charter in a licence agreement with the UK government, and receives money from the licence fee which is supplemented by the commercial activities of BBC Worldwide. The BBC operates several television channels, including the flagship BBC One and Two channels, as well as radio stations serving the whole of the UK and its different regions.