Giovanni Pernice has confirmed his romance with Bianca Guaccero (Picture: Marco Provvisionato/MDPhoto/ipa-)
Giovanni Pernice has finally appeared to confirm a romance with his dance partner Bianca Guaccero.
The former Strictly Come Dancing pro, 34, moved to the Italian version of the competition after stepping back from the BBC show, following the scandal involving Amanda Abbington.
Giovanni was cleared of the most serious allegations after a months-long investigation, and has since left a return to Strictly open.
He is now however taking part in Ballando Con Le Stelle, and is partnered with Italian actress, singer and TV presenter Bianca.
The pair have been surrounded by romance rumours in recent weeks, and appear to have now confirmed they’re in a relationship.
In a video clip ahead of their routine on Saturday, Giovanni said: ‘Bianca is my priority. She has been my priority from the beginning. She is still my priority today and will be until the end of the show and beyond.’
The pair have spoken about their relationship in a new interview (Picture: Marco Provvisionato/MDPhoto/ipa-)
Giovanni called Bianca his ‘priority’ (Picture: X)
‘Being someone’s priority is something new for me. I have always been the one taking care of others,’ she replied.
”It’s an amazing feeling. It’s something I’m discovering at the age of 43.
‘Having someone next to me who is proud of me and is happy for my happiness is something new to me. This had never happened to me in my life.’
He added: ‘I want to see you up there. This had never happened to me in my life, and I say it with the utmost honesty.’
The pair appeared to kiss during one of their dances (Picture: YouTube)
According to MailOnline, Bianca also shares in an upcoming interview how much she’s enjoyed getting to know Giovanni, after visiting him in London and the couple spending time with her family in Bitonto, Southern Italy.
Ahead of an interview with Monica Setta, airing on December 21, Bianca said: ‘I had a heavy stone on my heart, I had difficulty believing in true love.
‘When I met Giovanni I felt at home and I was in London with him and then 24 hours with my parents.
‘I wanted to introduce him to the country and the people I love.’
Giovanni stepped down from Strictly last year, but has the possibility of a return open (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Giovanni was previously linked to fellow Strictly Come Dancing star Jowita Przystał, who won the 2022 series of Strictly alongside Hamza Yassin, and is currently taking part with Pete Wicks.
Before Jowita, Giovanni was in a relationship with Love Island’s Maura Higgins for four months, with the couple calling it quits in October 2021.
He also previously dated Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, Towie star Jess Wright and was once rumoured to be involved with Tasha Ghouri.
Metro has approached Giovanni’s rep for comment.
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