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Strictly hunk reportedly dating TOWIE favourite!

The secret's out!

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We haven’t been short of romance rumours during the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing.

The latest star to reportedly be struck by Cupid’s arrow is professional dancer Giovanni Pernice.

He and TOWIE regular Jess Wright have allegedly been dating for a month, doing their best to keep the fledgling relationship a secret.

It’s said they met through Jess’s brother Mark – who appeared on Strictly back in 2014.

But a fan of the show posted a snap of the Giovanni and Jess on what looked like a romantic date in the West End.

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They’d apparently had a cosy couple of drinks in a bar before moving on to watch hit show Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre.

A source told The Sun: “They’ve been on a few dates, but it’s early days. They met through her brother Mark’s Strictly connections from when he was on the show and they’re getting to know each other.”

And a witness who was at the same Dreamgirls show said: “Giovanni was in the stalls bar and he bought two drinks, then Jess arrived.

“She was really glammed up. It was obvious to everyone it was a date. They were talking really closely, leaning into each other. Their body language looked like they’d known each other for a while.”

Jess’s last long-term relationship was with TOWIE co-star Ricky Rayment, while Giovanni had previously dated his former Strictly partner Georgia May-Foote.

Giovanni’s Strictly stock is riding high at the moment after he reached the final with partner Debbie McGee.

The duo faced off against Alexandra Burke, Gemma Atkinson and Joe McFadden in the finale, with Joe taking the glitterball tropy at the end.

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ED! has contacted both Jess and Giovanni’s representatives for comment on their rumoured romance.


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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