GIOVANNI Pernice was seen smiling alongside an ex-Strictly co-star just hours before the BBC bullying report was published.
The professional dancer, 33, was spotted laughing with judge Craig Revel Horwood before details of the bombshell report - which upheld six allegations against him - were released this afternoon.
The pair were seen outside a hotel in London, where they stopped to take photos with fans.
Craig stepped out in a casual light blue tracksuit, with black and red trainers.
Giovanni appeared in high spirits donning a Louis Vuitton top, dark blue jeans and a black bomber jacket.
After months of waiting, the findings of a probe into Giovanni Pernice's behaviour upholds six out of 17 allegations against pro dancer Giovanni, according to the Mail.
The BBC has now apologised to Amanda over the Strictly bullying scandal.
It also finds instances of Giovanni using swear words, "belittling" language and giving negative feedback.
And the report concludes there there were two moments of "inappropriate behaviour of sexual banter in the workplace".
These incidents were made and received consensually as jokes, humour and compliments of Amanda dancing, the report finds.
In a recorded Instagram post this afternoon, Giovanni said he was "happy" as "none of the serious allegations" had been upheld against him.
The Italian added dancing is a "very difficult thing to do" and that sometimes he gets "frustrated".
The 34-year-old claimed he always wanted "to get the best" out of his partners and "it's called being professional".
Her claims earlier this year threw the broadcaster's flagship show into crisis, forcing it to launch a probe to limit the damage.
And celebs including Laura Whitmore, Zara McDermott and Ranvir Singh all came forward with fresh claims.
In a defiant statement, Amanda said: "As the BBC has indicated today in its statement, my decision to come forward and complain about Giovanni Pernice’s conduct towards me was not an easy thing to do.
"In the days, weeks and months since I contacted the BBC, I’ve been accused of being a liar, a troublemaker and of being 'mad and unstable'.
"I’ve also received rape and murder threats and a bomb threat was sent to my place of work.
"My family and children have also been subjected to threats and intimidation.
"Despite this vile abuse, I’ve never regretted coming forward, and today’s apology from the BBC is a vindication of my complaint.
"It’s not just a vindication for me, it’s a vindication for the other people who have contacted me since I made my complaint to express concerns about their own experiences on Strictly Come Dancing.
"I hope those who have felt unable to speak out now will be more confident that they will be listened to and believed.
"The BBC has invited me to meet with senior management and this is something I will now be considering."
Amanda added: "This apology means a great deal to me.
"So too does the fact that the BBC have acknowledged the steps that were put in place to support and protect me and past contestants were 'not enough'.
"What matters most now is that lessons have been learned and that the BBC makes the changes they’ve promised, to ensure others don’t experience the same ordeal that I and others like me did."
It comes as the BBC report also concludes Giovanni was not abusive, did not make threats and was not intimidating.
The report finds there was no aggressive or physical contact between Giovanni and Amanda.
Amanda had complained that Giovanni sent her an inappropriate video on WhatsApp.
But the BBC did not upheld this complaint and did not find anything sexually inappropriate.
A spokesperson for Giovanni said the star was "pleased" by the report.
In a statement, the BBC said: "The BBC has now concluded its review into the complaints made by Amanda Abbington against Giovanni Pernice.
"We take any allegations of bullying and harassment very seriously and this review has taken time due to its complex nature and our desire to ensure a rigorous and robust process was undertaken.
"Strictly Come Dancing is a family show and we rightly expect very high standards.
"While competition can be tough, rigorous and demanding, we want the show to ultimately be a joyous and transformative experience.
"It is a great shame if this hasn't been the case for everyone who has appeared on the show.
"We have assessed the complaints and we have upheld some, but not all, of the complaints made.
"We want to apologise to Amanda Abbington and to thank her for coming forward and taking part.
"We know this would not have been an easy thing to do."
BBC boss Charlotte Moore said: "There were a number of complaints under our bullying and harassment policy.
"A number of those complaints have been upheld. Not all of them, but a number of them have been upheld.
"I'm not able to go into further detail on that, and there are very good reasons for that.
"It's probably worth me just laying out the confidentiality of a complaints process.
"I think it is absolutely integral to the complaints process, and confidentiality needs to be respected out of fairness to everybody involved.
"But of course, we're also trying to balance that with the desire to be open and to be transparent about the way our complaints processes work.
"Obviously in this case, there's been lots of media speculation and lots of interest.
"So I think it's really important that we're as open and transparent as we can be about that process, which is why we've issued the statement."
Giovanni, who quit in May, has since landed a new job on the Italian version of the show - proudly announcing the news on his Instagram last week.
He had quit following complaints from Amanda, who partnered him on the 2023 series.
Amanda left, saying she had been diagnosed with PTSD following her stint on the show.
It comes after, Giovanni's co-star Graziano Di Prima was sacked after video emerged of him kicking and spitting on his former celebrity partner Zara McDermott.
Previously, Zara broke her silence with a lengthy comment on the alleged "physical incidents".
