Giovanni Pernice breaks silence amid claims 'Strictly bosses are in crunch ... trends now

Giovanni Pernice has broken his silence in the wake of claims Strictly Come Dancing bosses are in crunch talks over his future on the show. 

Taking to Instagram on Sunday evening, he opted not to mention the scandal surrounding the show and instead plugged his BBC TV show Anton & Giovanni's Adventures In Sicily, on which he stars with fellow Strictly star Anton Du Beke. 

In the snap, he posed alongside his 'best friend' Anton's family and added a caption reading: 'Another amazing jorney with my best friend @mrantondubeke come to the end tonight at 8pm on @bbcone .! Last episode of our latest tv series !...

'Thank you so much for watching and if you missed you can still catch up on @bbciplayer ! Question … where next?'. 

Giovanni's carefree promotional post comes amid shocking whispers surrounding his time as a pro on Strictly, after he was hit with new allegations that he left a fourth celebrity partner in tears - leading to the bosses' crunch talks. 

The dancer, 33, reportedly left Step's Faye Tozer, 48, in tears after a heated clash backstage of spin-off show It Takes Two in 2018. 

A source told The Sun how Giovanni's 'fiercely competitive' nature left the pop star emotional and they butted heads during rehearsals. 

Telling the publication: 'They did often clash and she was in tears on It Takes Two' She found how he spoke to her abrasive.'

Giovanni is already feuding with Amanda Abbington who quit the BBC series last year before accusing him of difficult behaviour during training and that her time in the competition left her with PTSD.

It was also reported that Amanda joined the Italian's other former partners Ranvir Singh and Laura Whitmore for an 'emotional summit' to 'compare notes' about their time working with him.

The Sun  also reported that Giovanni would be meeting Strictly's top brass on Thursday, saying the broadcaster was backing the dancer after not receiving any offical complaints against him. 

'He is an accomplished pro dancer and it's expected he will be taking his place in the formal line-up when it's announced later this month.' 

MailOnline have contacted BBC, Giovanni and Faye's reps for comment.