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Old 16-11-2016, 12:28
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Yes and hasn't done Giovanni any favours. Bullying and abuse are strong accusations which I don't believe for a moment and which Laura will challenge I expect.

I'm sure they had some fiery disagreements but that's a very different thing.

And as for the sources comments on Laura not being a good dancer out of hold, well she's a novice and as a Strictly Pro it's Gio's job to teach celebs of all abilities so what is their point? I believe Laura had lots of potential but regardless he'd need far more patience with someone less talented. I'm not suggesting he wouldn't have but like I say his sympathetic source isn't doing him any favours at all.

I don't think she will Ochre, she has more sense/class than that. She's tweeted that it's rubbish and I think that's as far as she will go. Personally I don't think for one minute that Giovanni's "camp" has anything to do with this spiteful article. It smacks far more to me of someone who has a very personal grudge against Laura.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:37
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I read the article the OP posted and basically it had two competing sources that said opposite things regarding Laura and Gio. One had Laura being a bully and the other had Gio being cold and impatient. So let's take the entire thing with a huge pinch of salt.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:39
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Does Giovanni even have a 'camp' lol?

I find him extremely calculating. The showmance with Georgia, before his conveniently timed dumping of her just before the series started. I said at the time that was so he could have a showmance with Laura and I stand by that, shame for him she wasn't desperate enough to go there

Yes, yes to more airtime for Gorka instead of Gio BTW!
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:44
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Just makes me like Laura even more

Sounds like she didn't have time for BS
The thing is, when you take part in Strictly (and the same would apply to any TV show which has a competitive/public vote format), you will be expected to 'play the game'. It's understandable not to be comfortable doing it - I think the comedy VTs are daft, so I have some sympathy with anyone who is unhappy at the prospect of having to do them. However, they're part of the show, so it's silly really to be making a fuss about them, especially as Laura, a self-confessed Strictly fan, will have been aware of them prior to signing up.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:46
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Does Giovanni even have a 'camp' lol?

I find him extremely calculating. The showmance with Georgia, before his conveniently timed dumping of her just before the series started. I said at the time that was so he could have a showmance with Laura and I stand by that, shame for him she wasn't desperate enough to go there

Yes, yes to more airtime for Gorka instead of Gio BTW!
Before the start of this series I would have agreed with you 100% but I did actually feel quite sorry for Giovanni when all the social media nonsense started with people complaining about him being "insensitive" for posting a photograph of himself at the Strictly studio
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:47
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Ummmm... why would she? Whatever does she have to do with any of this?
Sun article here.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:48
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I read that as lovers' squirrel.
Makes a change from a rabbit, I suppose.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:50
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Laura has said via Twitter 'so far off the truth, there's not even a point in commenting '

I understand that Laura was unhappy with filming a VT on the red carpet at the Pride of Britain awards. Quite possibly because the Pride of Britain is all about celebrating acts of courage including overcoming disabilities and severe illness. Not exactly the BAFTAs. Laura does a fair amount of charity work and may well have had a bit of a view about how inappropriate it was. (Closer magazine picked up on some of this at the time).

The VT, with Joan Collins was shown during Laura and Gio's final dance, the Samba, which had a Red Carpet theme.

Gio and Laura did not do many joint appearances during her time on Strictly - I personally put that down to avoiding the 'Romance' story lines.

Dan Wootton's story in the Sun was not helpful to either Laura or Gio. However, I am sceptical about stories that rely on someone's 'tone and general rudeness' (in this case, Gio) as it means that the journalist does not actually have any quotes that are reliably sourced.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:53
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I read the article the OP posted and basically it had two competing sources that said opposite things regarding Laura and Gio. One had Laura being a bully and the other had Gio being cold and impatient. So let's take the entire thing with a huge pinch of salt.
People will believe what they want to believe.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:53
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The thing is, when you take part in Strictly (and the same would apply to any TV show which has a competitive/public vote format), you will be expected to 'play the game'. It's understandable not to be comfortable doing it - I think the comedy VTs are daft, so I have some sympathy with anyone who is unhappy at the prospect of having to do them. However, they're part of the show, so it's silly really to be making a fuss about them, especially as Laura, a self-confessed Strictly fan, will have been aware of them prior to signing up.

I thought the report said she was reluctant to do them - that could be nothing more than Laura saying why do we have to spend 3 hours filming a 2 minute VT when we could be training.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:54
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That doesn't explain why Daisy would have anything to do with any gossip about Gio and Laura's partnership though.

Daisy and Gio are just two unattached people who have something currently in common with each other and with the two people they had dinner with.
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Old 16-11-2016, 12:57
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That doesn't explain why Daisy would have anything to do with any gossip about Gio and Laura's partnership though.

Daisy and Gio are just two unattached people who have something currently in common with each other and with the two people they had dinner with.
My computer refuses to open that article, is it suggesting that Giovanni and Daisy are having a thing?
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:00
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My computer refuses to open that article, is it suggesting that Giovanni and Daisy are having a thing?
Nope. Not in the slightest. It simply attempts to ram home the message that Laura was not present, in order to lend weight to their assertion that Laura and Giovanni "hate" each other.

Make of that what you will.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:01
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My computer refuses to open that article, is it suggesting that Giovanni and Daisy are having a thing?
No it suggests Laura's been left out of the close-knit group.

Laura and Daisy were friends before Strictly and it's the public meddling in their friendship I'm concerned with.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:05
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A load of crap from the source. She is a far better dancer than most would be with her lack of dance experience.
Completely agree Nina.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:07
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No it suggests Laura's been left out of the close-knit group.

Laura and Daisy were friends before Strictly and it's the public meddling in their friendship I'm concerned with.
Ah, okay. Thanks Ochre.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:12
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Wow, this update really does sound like someone read the first story, and wanted their version out there. It's very sad if even a fraction of all this is true.
Oh, I would imagine that somewhere in the middle of the various 'sides' is the truth - and it probably involves a sticky start, work commitments and an injury.

Just feel sorry for any Strictly celeb who finds themselves in the middle of a juggernaut storyline that just careers out of control.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:16
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My eyes did roll upwards when I read in the Daily Fail..

‘Laura is not a very good dancer,' the source continued. 'She was only good when she was in hold so doing the waltz or the quickstep but when she was dancing out of hold, for example the cha-cha-cha you could see she wasn’t very good.'

I mean, shock horror, the VERY IDEA that a lady celebrity learning to dance is BETTER IN HOLD. Who would ever have thought etc etc.

So the Secret Source basically.... agreed with the judges' scores. How totally unexpected.

How shocking that a lady celebrity's Week 1 Latin dance, the Cha Cha Cha, did not immediately score perfect 10s from every judge, just a realistic 25.

Laura came to Strictly as one of the 'journey' contestants with very little dance background. Her Latin certainly improved steadily across the Cha Cha Cha, Salsa and Samba despite the leg injury. Once she hurt her leg, realistically, she was on borrowed time on the show.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:16
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I thought the report said she was reluctant to do them - that could be nothing more than Laura saying why do we have to spend 3 hours filming a 2 minute VT when we could be training.
Or, why do I have to dangle from a hoist and jump on a trampette when I can barely stand?
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:19
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Or, why do I have to dangle from a hoist and jump on a trampette when I can barely stand?
Well, quite.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:22
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For balance - here is Laura's statement via Twitter

'I believe in kindness. I am heart broken by the complete lies that have been printed today'

She has clarified to say tweet is not about Dan's article. Sorry if I didn't make that clear'

Dan's article = Dan Wootton of the Sun.

So... it seems it is the Daily Mail article that Laura says contains 'complete lies'
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:25
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I don't think she will Ochre, she has more sense/class than that. She's tweeted that it's rubbish and I think that's as far as she will go. Personally I don't think for one minute that Giovanni's "camp" has anything to do with this spiteful article. It smacks far more to me of someone who has a very personal grudge against Laura.
Laura's now tweeted 'I believe in kindness. I am heart broken by the complete lies that have been printed today.'

I think she should say something as her professional reputation is being damaged.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:25
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For balance - here is Laura's statement via Twitter

'I believe in kindness. I am heart broken by the complete lies that have been printed today'
The replies from Dan Wooton have been deleted. What a lovely gentleman he is ... not.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:32
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Laura's now tweeted 'I believe in kindness. I am heart broken by the complete lies that have been printed today.'

I think she should say something as her professional reputation is being damaged.
She either says nothing more at all and lets the tabloids move on.

Or there is a joint interview with Gio that pours a lot of oil on troubled waters.

You could almost think that someone is mischief making against both Laura and Gio.
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Old 16-11-2016, 13:34
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She either says nothing more at all and lets the tabloids move on.

Or there is a joint interview with Gio that pours a lot of oil on troubled waters.

You could almost think that someone is mischief making against both Laura and Gio.

That is most definitely what is going on in my view. What have either Giovanni or Laura got to gain by criticising each other? Nothing. Whereas there are clearly some who have a very bitter and vindictive reason to discredit both Giovanni and Laura. Hell hath no fury.
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