Giovanni Pernice has addressed the rumours that he’s going to quit Strictly Come Dancing.
Reports had claimed that the Italian pro was unhappy at being ‘wasted’ during this series, after lasting just three weeks.
Giovanni exited the BBC dancing show on Sunday night with radio presenter Richie Anderson, following their Samba to Hakuna Matata.
The pair were voted out as the judges opted to save Fleur East and Vito Coppola.
After his elimination, reports suggested that Giovanni wanted off the show – having won the Glitterball trophy last year with Rose Ayling-Ellis.
Is Giovanni Pernice leaving Strictly?
A source had told The Sun: “He’d [Giovanni] started talking about leaving Strictly, but going out before the show had barely begun was the final nail in the coffin for him.”
However, yesterday (October 12) the professional dancer broke his silence on the claims he ‘wants to quit’.
Giovanni took to his Instagram Stories to share a news headline, which read: “Giovanni threatens to quit show after being ‘wasted’ this series.”
Quick to deny this, Giovanni added: “LOL [laughing face emojis] I’m not going anywhere!!!”
Gio’s Strictly journey
The 32-year-old first joined Strictly back in 2015, reaching the final with Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote.
He later made it into the final for the second time with TV icon Debbie McGee in 2017 and again a year later with Steps singer Faye Tozer.
But it was last year when Gio finally won the prestigious Glitterball trophy with the show’s first-ever deaf competitor, EastEnders actress Rose.
Unfortunately, the Italian dancer and Richie became the second couple to be eliminated from this series.
Giovanni ‘showed a different side’ last weekend
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