Giovanni Pernice is reportedly set to make a return to Strictly Come Dancing after being cleared of the majority of bullying allegations against him in a recent BBC probe.

The Italian dancer 34, will allegedly feature in a special episode celebrating the show’s 20th anniversary, which will take a look back at ‘iconic performances and familiar faces past and present’.

Giovanni is likely to be seen in the episode, which airs in December, alongside his former dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis, 29, who made history as the first deaf contestant to win the coveted glitterball trophy.

A source told The Sun: ‘Giovanni made history when he won with Rose so footage from their emotional silent performance is set to feature.’

There’s also speculation that Giovanni could make an appearance in person on the show, though the BBC have yet to confirm this.

Giovanni Pernice is reportedly set to make a return to Strictly Come Dancing after being cleared of the majority of bullying allegations against him in a recent BBC probe.
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Giovanni Pernice is reportedly set to make a return to Strictly Come Dancing after being cleared of the majority of bullying allegations against him in a recent BBC probe.

Professional dancer Giovanni left the BBC's Strictly in May after his former celebrity partner Amanda Abbington complained about his behaviour [pictured together last year]
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Professional dancer Giovanni left the BBC’s Strictly in May after his former celebrity partner Amanda Abbington complained about his behaviour [pictured together last year]

Graziano Di Prima will apparently not be making an appearance after he was fired from the show for kicking celebrity partner Zara McDermott last year.

MailOnline contacted representatives of Strictly for comment, who stated: ‘Editorial decisions about what the final show will include haven’t been finalised yet.’

Professional dancer Giovanni left the BBC’s Strictly in May after his former celebrity partner Amanda Abbington complained about his behaviour.

The BBC cleared the Sicilian of ten out of 16 allegations when its probe concluded in September.

Six of the claims were upheld, some included bullying and harassment, which prompted an apology from BBC bosses.

The BBC also agreed with Ms Abbington that at times he appeared to be giving her overly negative feedback.

Amanda quit the show abruptly in just week five of last year’s series, citing personal reasons, before going on to accuse the dancer of ‘mean’ and ‘cruel’ behaviour.

The news comes days after Giovanni confirmed he is returning to UK television.

The Italian dancer 34, will allegedly feature in a special episode celebrating the show's 20th anniversary, which will take a look back at 'iconic performances and familiar faces past and present'
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The Italian dancer 34, will allegedly feature in a special episode celebrating the show’s 20th anniversary, which will take a look back at ‘iconic performances and familiar faces past and present’

Giovanni is likely to be seen in the episode, which airs in December, alongside his former dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis , 29, who made history as the first deaf contestant to win the coveted glitterball trophy [pictured together]
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Giovanni is likely to be seen in the episode, which airs in December, alongside his former dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis , 29, who made history as the first deaf contestant to win the coveted glitterball trophy [pictured together]

Graziano Di Prima [pictured] will apparently not be making an appearance after he was fired from the show for kicking celebrity partner Zara McDermott last year
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Graziano Di Prima [pictured] will apparently not be making an appearance after he was fired from the show for kicking celebrity partner Zara McDermott last year

Amanda quit the show abruptly in just week five of last year's series, citing personal reasons, before going on to accuse the dancer of 'mean' and 'cruel' behaviour
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Amanda quit the show abruptly in just week five of last year’s series, citing personal reasons, before going on to accuse the dancer of ‘mean’ and ‘cruel’ behaviour

The choreographer has joined BBC rivals Channel Four for their new series Celebrity Hunted, according to The Sun.

The show was filmed back in 2022, but bosses shelved it after Sherlock star Amanda accused him of bullying.

At first the show execs considered just cutting his scenes from the series but decided on rescheduling the show for January 2025.

A TV source told The Sun: ‘It was absolutely right to shelve Hunted while the BBC took the time to unravel the claims against Giovanni.

The news comes days after Giovanni confirmed he is returning to UK television
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The news comes days after Giovanni confirmed he is returning to UK television

The choreographer has joined BBC rivals Channel Four for their new series Celebrity Hunted, according to The Sun
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The choreographer has joined BBC rivals Channel Four for their new series Celebrity Hunted, according to The Sun

‘It’s over, it’s finished’ Giovanni breaks silence on allegations

‘It was filmed in 2022 and due to screen last year, but will now air in early 2025.’

Giovanni will be seen on Celebrity Hunted alongside his 2022 dance partner, Radio 2’s Richie Anderson.

Richie opted to keep silent during the investigation and unfollowed him online.

Celebrities taking part in the next series, as reported by The Sun newspaper, are: Strictly Come Dancing professionals Giovanni and Kai Widdrington, Loose Women’s Denise Welch and husband Lincoln, EastEnders Danielle Harold and Coronation Street’s Kimberley Hart-Simpson plus Christine McGuiness and Duncan James.