Pros & gones

Strictly regulars return ...but Giovanni still out

- BY NICOLA METHVEN

STRICTLY'S 2024 pros will all return for the 2025 series but Giovanni Pernice has not been welcomed back into the fold following his dramatic departure.

Giovanni, who quit at the start of last year amid a row over his partnership with Amanda Abbington in 2023, had hoped to return having won the Italian version of the show.

But while a review of his conduct cleared him of physical aggression, actress Amanda's complaints of verbal bullying and harassment were upheld.