Strictly star’s fiance fuels feud rumours as he refuses to follow her pro partner – after she ‘threatens to quit’ show
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Amanda Abbingdon’s partner Jonathan Goodwin isn’t following her dance pro Giovanni Pernice on social media – amid rumours of a feud.
The Sun told how the actress, 49 and Gio were at loggerheads behind the scenes and Amanda was upset over Gio’s ‘militant’ approach to training.
And it seems, BGT star Jonathan isn’t keen on keeping up with Giovanni’s antics on social media, despite supporting this partner.
In return Giovanni has also failed to follow him too – as issues rumble on behind the scenes.
A source previously said: “Giovanni is a hard taskmaster and takes the competition very, very seriously.
“Sometimes his manner is incredibly brusque and this can upset his partners.
“Amanda was really looking forward to dancing with him, but has found his aggressive training style and attitude pretty difficult to handle.
“He is quite militant in his approach to training. She’s been left very shaken, and has liaised with her team about quitting.”
Despite any behind the scenes tensions, the pair performed really well last weekend and put on a united front on social media.
Amanda and Jonathan got engaged after dating in secret for nine months.
Amanda revealed that at the beginning of their relationship, they spent up to seven hours talking on the phone every day before he flew to Vienna to meet her in person for the first time.
The actress said that within half an hour of meeting, Jonathan proposed.
Jonathan is now paralysed and in a wheelchair after a stunt went terribly wrong on TV.
Amanda was previously married to Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman for 16 years, before splitting in 2016.