Giovanni Pernice will not return to Strictly Come Dancing

Giovanni Pernice will not return to Strictly Come Dancing for the 2024 series.

The Italian professional dancer, 33, has been on the BBC One celebrity dancing show since 2015 and won it in 2021 with actress Rose Ayling-Ellis.

The news comes weeks after he denied reports about his teaching methods on the show.

Pernice said he was surprised by allegations about his dance teaching methods, and rejected "any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour".

Amy Dowden, who took time out from the show for treatment for cancer, returns to the line-up.