Yahoo News Strictly's Giovanni Pernice loved up with new girlfriend amid rumours on BBC future
Giovanni Pernice looks tov be very much 'loved up' with new girlfriend, Molly Brown, sharing a romantic photo of the couple on Instagram, as speculation continues to mount over his future on Strictly Come Dancing.
Since joining the Strictly team close to a decade ago, Giovanni has had a number of high profile relationships, with him dating BBC contestants like Ashley Roberts and Georgia Mae Foote, fellow pro Jowita Pryztal and Love Island star Maura Higgins and, now with the professional line-up for the new series of Strictly said to be imminent, the latest post on his Insta grid is one of him and Molly, with him wishing her a happy birthday..
Giovanni and Molly went 'public' with their relationship in February, with Molly uploading a photo of herself and Giovanni, 33, to socials and captioning it: 'Amore Mio' as a source told The Mirror: "Giovanni and Molly met a few weeks ago, and though it is very early days, things seem to be going well between them'.
"He has been keeping things quiet because he didn't want too much pressure on as they're getting to know each other."
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Molly was one of the first people to respond to Giovanni's latest snap of the couple. After he captioned it: 'Happy Birthday my beautiful," she responded: "Love of my life. Thank you baby."
Giovanni and Molly's cosy display comes after it was 'confirmed' that the popular pro will be ack on the dancefloor for Strictly 2024, after sources claimed that 'tense talks' were held between him and execs on the much loved BBC show. His future on Strictly had been called into question after Amanda Abbington, his celebrity partner last year, reportedly requested footage of their rehearsals, following her sudden departure from the competition.
Posting a statement on Instagram, at the time, Amanda wrote: "It is with deepest regret that I had to leave Strictly. I did not come to this decision easily or lightly but for personal reasons I am unable to continue. It was an absolute joy working with my fellow contestants, they are a beautiful, hardworking and talented group of people who I love and who I will miss seeing every Friday and Saturday and competing alongside."
