Strictly Come Dancing
The West End icon talks Strictly Come Dancing "pressure", his shape-shifting performance in Cabaret and what's next for him.
The Murder On The Dancefloor singer previously claimed she'd paid a "heavy price" for taking part in Strictly Come Dancing.
Strictly Come Dancing is currently under investigation after three of Giovanni's former partners – including Amanda – made official complaints.
"With the benefit of hindsight, we should have done more..."
"I should have been taken to hospital as soon as I had the accident, but all they cared about was trying to get me to dance,” the Paralympian claimed.
"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.
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.