Strictly Come Dancing pros transform into Minions for Movie Week's group routine as the show returns after BBC's bombshell report into bullying probe
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Strictly Come Dancing pros transform into Minions for Movie Week's group routine as the show returns after BBC's bombshell report into bullying probe

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Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers are set to perform a Minions-themed routine on Saturday to mark the show's annual Movie Week. It comes after the BBC cleared Giovanni Pernice, 34, of physically abusive behaviour towards his former Strictly partner Amanda Abbington, 50, while upholding some of her complaints. Strictly Come Dancing stars are set to perform a Minions-themed routine on Saturday to mark the show's annual Movie Week During recent filming, professional dancer Kai Widdrington, 29, agreed to go bald and sported a comedy nose to become the film's hapless villain, Gru Pictured villain Gru and Minions in Despicable Me 4 After six months of investigating the Sherlock actress' claims after she previously branded Giovanni 'abusive, cruel and mean', they have finally found he was not physically abusive but upheld some claims of verbal bullying and harassment and did issue an apology to Amanda. It comes after BBC chiefs unveiled the findings from their six-month investigation into Amanda Abbington's explosive allegations that her Strictly partner Giovanni bullied her in training In one interview, Amanda, 50, compared the dance show to 'the trenches' and claimed BBC producers had been left 'horrified' by clips Her former partner Giovanni, 34, quit the BBC show but is now starring in the Italian version, Ballando con le Stelle As the deadline for him to sign to appear on Ballando con le Stelle drew closer chiefs intervened and endorsed Giovanni to join as a professional dancer on the show.

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