Giovanni Pernice's brutal admission on 'what didn't work' with Strictly co-star

Strictly: Giovanni Pernice says allegations were 'concerning'

Giovanni Pernice, opened up on filming Anton and Giovanni's adventures that previously aired on BBC One before being shelved amid misconduct allegations.

The Strictly Come Dancing star revealed the pair struggled with many activities they filmed, particularly paddle boarding, which he shared "didn't work".

On The Travel Diaries with Holly Rubenstein, Giovanni said: "We tried paddleboarding, but it didn’t go well. We tried paddleboarding in Sicily, but it didn’t work."

Anton joked: "I don’t know what paddle boarding is like, as I never managed to get on a board or paddle."

The pair has been featured in two series of Anton & Giovanni's Adventures, first visiting Sicily and then Spain. The second and most recent series - Anton & Giovanni's Adventures in Spain, aired on BBC One and iPlayer in March.

Giovanni is close with his Strictly co-star Anton Du Beke. (Image: Getty)

However, a source revealed to The Sun earlier this year that the show is set to be cancelled after Giovanni was the subject of misconduct allegations from his former dance partner, Amanda Abbington.

The source shared: “Giovanni and Anton had conversations about another travel show and discussed where they could go after their trips to Sicily and Spain.

“But Giovanni has now been told this won’t be happening, and there will not be another series.

“It’s embarrassing because he’d actively hinted about getting another run, but all discussions are off, and he’s been told the show is on the scrap heap now.”

Giovanni was the centre of misconduct allegations from Amanda Abbington. (Image: GETTY)

Giovanni recently opened up about "a year of difficulty" following allegations levelled at him by Amanda after the actress pulled out of the show just several weeks into last year's series, subsequently complaining to the BBC about Pernice's strict training methods - also alleging verbal abuse and bullying behaviour.

Giovanni then quit the show after nine years as the BBC carried out a formal investigation, which concluded earlier this month by upholding six of Abbington's 17 complaints, explicitly relating to verbal remarks, but also found that Giovanni was not abusive, did not make threats and was not intimidating or physically aggressive towards her.

Talking on Lorraine last week, the Italian said: "It's been difficult to read every day in the newspaper things that were simply not true and not be able to talk because both of us, both of the parties, really were asked to maintain the confidentiality of the process.

"I wanted to keep professional [and] finally the results are out, and I'm able to talk about what happened... and put the record straight when it comes [to] my side of the story."

He continued: "I'm relieved [that] the most serious allegations were thrown out. Yes, six [have] been upheld, but 11 haven't been upheld, and again, the most serious were not."

Giovanni admitted that he used to get "frustrated" with his celebrity partners, but only to try to improve their performances.

"You know how difficult it is to learn a new dance each week. Dancing is difficult. Dancing it's a new thing," he said. "So, I get frustrated, the celebrity gets frustrated, and trust me when I say every single person on Strictly Come Dancing or Dancing with the Stars in the world would get frustrated because you feel the pressure.

"You want to perform perfectly on a Saturday night. So, frustration happens when you want to be good."