This week, Jacki and Lyle react to Giovanni Pernice's first television interview since the release of the results of the BBC's internal investigation into allegations made by Amanda Abbington about her experience working with him on Strictly Come Dancing. Interviewed by Christine Lampard on Lorraine, Pernice gets his version of events across, explaining how he had only intended to push Abbington as hard as he did as he felt she stood a good chance of winning the competition, whilst acknowledging his tough training style and expressing his relief that, in his opinion, the most serious 11 of the 17 allegations were cleared by the BBC. Jacki and Lyle agree that Pernice performed solidly in the interview, although Lyle outlines his view that he wasn't 'sparkling' throughout whilst Jacki discusses how he was 'blindsided' by questions late in the interview that mentioned a statement from Abbington's solicitor and previous comments made by Laura Whitmore, who had previously also danced with Pernice on the show. Jacki asks Lyle what he would advise Pernice to do next, with both Jacki and Lyle agreeing that he and his team should take their time before deciding next steps after what was at times a chastening interview, with Lyle using the example of GB News as perhaps being an outlet his team should look to steer clear of! Christine Lampard's (formerly Bleakley) interview style also comes under scrutiny, with Jacki and Lyle agreeing that her body language was at times very closed off, and Jacki offering the opinion that there may have been a slight bias on display due to Lampard's friendships with Abbington, Whitmore and Ranvir Singh, who had also appeared on Strictly and partnered with Pernice in a previous series. The Irish ITV host's surname allows Lyle to, as ever, bring football into the conversation!

Artwork & music by Lyle Fulton

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