Strictly Come Dancing
"Every day that I read about something I think, ‘That can’t be right’..."
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.
“He knows he's made a mistake," the Italian dancer's team has said.
"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."
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..."
The EastEnders star said he turned down "s***loads" of money to appear in this year's series.
There was previously a vacant spot on this year's professional line-up following the departure of Giovanni Pernice.
About Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing' is a celebrity-pro ballroom dance competition, which launched on BBC One in 2004. It's inspired by former BBC show 'Come Dancing', and shares its name with 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom'. Being one of the most popular shows on TV, it goes head-to-head with ITV's 'The X Factor' from September to December every year on Saturday and Sunday nights. It was originally hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, but Claudia Winkleman has taken over from the veteran entertainer since he stepped down in 2014. The current judges are Craig Revel-Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas, who has replaced Len Goodman as Head Judge. Alesha Dixon and Arlene Phillips have both previously sat on the panel. The show is now its 15th series, with the 2017 line-up made up of Alexandra Burke, Aston Merrygold, Brian Conley, Charlotte Hawkins, Chizzy Akudolu, Davood Ghadami, Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson, Joe McFadden, Jonnie Peacock, Mollie King, Richard Coles, Ruth Langsford, Simon Rimmer and Susan Calman. Last year's competition won by BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton, who followed in the footsteps of previous winners like Jay McGuiness, Caroline Flack, Louis Smith, Alesha Dixon, Harry Judd and Abbey Clancy. The 2017 series saw the departure of professional dancers Natalie Lowe, Joanne Clifton and Oksana Platero who all quit the show. Among the current line-up are Brendan Cole, Anton DuBeke, Kevin and Karen Clifton and Pasha Kovalev and Oti Mabuse.