[Nicky91]

used to like Gio


not so much anymore, goes for all strictly pro's basically



wouldn't be surprised if Nikita gets some complaints either (since that was the reason he was kicked out by lets dance, after Sabrina Setlur having complained about his strict attitude)


i prefer the lets dance germany pro's currently especially
- Mariia Maksina
- Anastasia ''Nastia'' Stan
- Vadim ''King Choreo'' Garbuzov
- Kathrin ''Queen Choreo'' Menzinger
- Massimo Sinato
- Ekaterina ''General Ekat'' Leonova

[AnnieK]

I don't think anyone should face their career being over for speaking out. I am reserving judgement at the moment, I would not be surprised if he has crossed a line but equally it could just be that the celebs are not used to a professional regime

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Celeb BB maybe. To set the record straight.

Sure
a way of getting extra cash

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Exactly Mock, and given some of his other partners have sung his praises you have to wonder if it was just a clash of personalities, and ego trips?


I am not his biggest fan as he is up himself a bit but he certainly pulled out some routines on Strictly and that was his job to get the best out of his partners

It does sound like personalities clashed to me, or at least that's what I'm taking from what's been said so far.

And I agree with you that it's his job to get the best out of his dance partner, but it seems like holding people to any kind of standard is seen as bullying these days.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I don't think anyone should face their career being over for speaking out. I am reserving judgement at the moment, I would not be surprised if he has crossed a line but equally it could just be that the celebs are not used to a professional regime

2 of the 3 ladies carried on until they were voted off, bit odd for me

[AnnieK]

It's a job they were contracted to do so maybe they wanted to see it through Who knows? It's being reported more people are set to come forward. I do hope it's not a witch hunt and it is investigated properly.....he's an arrogant git but if he's done nothing wrong, I hope the BBC pubically confirm it (and also if he is found to have been at fault) otherwise careers will suffer

[Ammi]

…I’m pretty much with Annie on this in that it’s obviously a very serious and awful thing to have ‘bully’ levelled at you …it’s also a very serious and awful thing to feel bullied…so I would hate to call it either way when I don’t really know a full situation of any events etc….

[arista]

[Nicky91]

Gio isn't even that good of a dancer anyway


most strictly pro's are kinda bland tbh

[arista]

BBC has now Officially Stated
he will not return

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeedq2zjjeo

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Is he actually leaving? He doesn't mention it in his recent statement

Sadly he is now Fired

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeedq2zjjeo

[UserSince2005]

Women just don’t know how to handle sassy fem men that put them in their place.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Women just don’t know how to handle sassy fem men that put them in their place.

That's definitely a way to put it.

I just personally believe that he is strict, which obviously nobody likes a strict Teacher when you're the one that they're being strict with, but controversially they can bring the best out in a person.

Like at Primary School, I had a helper who was really harsh on me (and tbh I never really liked her very much) but she got me to a much better place academically than I would've been without her presence.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

BBC has now Officially Stated
he will not return

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeedq2zjjeo

[Nicky91]

only drama ever in the german version was with that pro dancer couple

Erich Klann & Oana Nechiti leaving the show because they felt too good to be dancing with celebrities, and felt they were underpaid which is nonsense, each pro gets a decent salary by RTL, but no one gets more salary than others, and the amount of salary you earn is determined on how far you get in the competition each year, equal pay as for what the celebrity gets etc


and Erich & Oana were spouting negativity about the show on their vlogs what they used to do, so yeah RTL wasn't happy about that either

but that is basically only drama they ever had, and now no longer much drama but more one big family among the pro's, Vadim left the show for a few years but he's back in a better form now, ever since challenging himself with doing same-sex partnerships in austrian and in german versions of the show, gave him a confidence boost he needed also for dancing with female celebrities

[arista]

[Mystic Mock]

Obviously that's not on.

Hopefully the Police will be watching every breath that these people take.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

i'm really thinking now why Amanda even signed up to this show in the first place


some quick $$$ maybe, and that the money was too good to refuse



really wish she didn't do this show now



but Gio i am not sad about him quitting anyway, he no longer was anything fresh either in the pro line up so, and Vito is way better

[arista]

Bottom Right
more on him.

[Ammi]

…I haven’t really followed the story…(…if there is a story unfolding to follow…)…but from the bits of headlines I’ve seen…?…it seems to all have gone very quickly from one person making accusations, to that person being the one who has exposed something/a behaviour that has been quite ongoing and felt by multiple people ….

[Mystic Mock]

I still say that I would like to hear of scenarios where bullying took place, because so far it's all soundbites for the Media.

And also considering how scared some people are of their own shadow in today's society, he could've just told them off for being late for rehearsal or making a mistake during a performance, and they're registering his strict personality as bullying.

But on the flipside, he could just be a bully tbf.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I still say that I would like to hear of scenarios where bullying took place, because so far it's all soundbites for the Media.

And also considering how scared some people are of their own shadow in today's society, he could've just told them off for being late for rehearsal or making a mistake during a performance, and they're registering his strict personality as bullying.

But on the flipside, he could just be a bully tbf.

But it is an ongoing show
The BBC wants it all kept nice and jolly

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by arista

But it is an ongoing show
The BBC wants it all kept nice and jolly

I feel like Giovanni and the accusers deserve the opportunity to explain their positions in all of this.

Because all of them are getting their reputation hit, which isn't right imo.

Plus I do like a gossip.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I feel like Giovanni and the accusers deserve the opportunity to explain their positions in all of this.

Because all of them are getting their reputation hit, which isn't right imo.

Plus I do like a gossip.

The other dancers are under contract to the BBC.

They are stopping the gossip

[Livia]

Michelle Visage has spoken in Giovanni's favour saying the accusations don't remind her at all of her time on the show. I'm not sure I believe Amanda Abbington, she seems... odd.