Giovanni Pernice 'looking at other opportunities' after denying he will quit Strictly

Ranvir Singh has brushed off any scrutiny of the age gap between her and boyfriend Louis Church. The Good Morning Britain presenter began quietly dating the TV producer in 2020 when she competed on Strictly Come Dancing where he was employed. They struck up a romance when Ranvir was stuck in isolation with professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice due to Covid health and safety measures, and Louis – a production secretary – was one of the few faces she was allowed to see outside of training. Since then, the two have gone public with their relationship and were pictured attending Ascot as a couple with Ranvir’s 10-year-old son Tushaan this summer.Ranvir hadn’t spoken publicly about their romance but has now addressed the 18-year age gap, with her 45 years old and Louis aged 27. ‘Is there an age difference?’ she cheekily joked in a new interview. ‘We don’t ever joke about the age difference. Actually, age is no guarantee of someone being wonderful to you.

STRICTLY Come Dancing bosses have been hunting for the mole who has been leaking which celeb is voted off before the results show. Last night, fans of the BBC One dancing competition were left in shock as a leak revealed the two celebrities in the dance off. Bosses of Strictly are becoming increasingly concerned as fans have the results show ruined by leaked information online.

Bosses of Strictly Come Dancing are said to be on the hunt to find the mole who keeps leaking the show results, before they're aired on TV.The results show is recorded after Saturday night's main show, but the results aren't aired until Sunday night, and details of the celebrity to be voted off are kept hush-hush. After the voting line has closed and the results show has been recorded, someone appears to be leaking the top-secret information. Last night, Strictly fans were left in shock as the leak revealed the two celebs in the dance off.

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova have shut down rumours of a backstage feud. The pair met on the show, both joining the process as professional dancers, before falling in love with one another. After a shock dance-off last week, which saw Richie Anderson exit the competition after facing Fleur East, Nadiya and Kai have opened up about how tough it is to lose someone on the show - as everyone is so close backstage.

AJ Pritchard has called Shirley Ballas "the most qualified" judge on Strictly Come Dancing after fans demanded she be sacked from the role over concerns she was favouring male celebrities on the show. Shirley, 62, was accused of being "sexist" after explaining she would have saved Richie Anderson, 34, and his pro partner Giovanni Pernice, 32, on Sunday 9 October night following their dance off with Fleur East, 34, and Vito Coppola, 30.

Strictly Come Dancing star Fleur East has had a tough week after facing the dance-off in last weekends show.

Strictly Come Dancing ground to a halt just minutes into the BBC One show as the crowd erupted into a mass of stomping feet and rowdy applause.None of the gathered celebrities had even had a chance to put their best feet forward before a segment over Thursday's National Television Awards (October 14) saw proceedings stall.Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman paused things after the pairs and judges had been introduced to the dance floor, with Tess announcing: "Now, before we get started, shall we have another big cheer for our NTA winner Anton?"READ MORE: Strictly star Ellie Taylor is dancing so hard her boobs 'won't stop aching'Claudia beside her said: "Aww, look at him!" as Anton grinned from ear to ear with his award on the desk beside him."Bask in it, babe, bask!" Tess encouraged, before the audience and gathered celebrities began to stomp their feet on the floor, starting up a cheer of: "Anton! Anton! Anton!"Putting a hand to his chest, Anton looked emotional as he stood up to take a bow, teasing: "I wouldn't be anywhere without my fellow judges!"Clutching his gong, he laughed: "But you can't have this, it's mine!" – to raucous laughter.Anton scooped the National Television Award for Best Judge last week, going up against RuPaul for RuPaul's Drag Race UK, David Walliams of Britain's Got Talent and The Masked Singer's Mo Gilligan.And Strictly came away with another gong in the Best Talent Show category, with last year's winners Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis leading the charge to the stage.

Strictly Come Dancing has delivered in providing TV audiences with Saturday night entertainment and some truly unforgettable performances and moments.First airing in 2004, the epic BBC competition seemed like a show like no other, with its jaw-dropping spectacles, impeccable wardrobes and witnessing a whole host of celebs - good or bad - take to the dance floor.Viewers can sometimes even forget that the show is a competition, and outside of its glitz and glam, there's no doubt unexpected rivalries, behind-the-scenes chaos, and ongoing feuds have led to some very intense moments.READ MORE: Strictly curse babies – Rachel Riley's sweet arrival, health woes and pregnancy rumoursDaily Star digs deep and takes a look at some of Strictly's most notorious bust-ups and vendettas over the show's 20 series.Strictly's head judge Shirley Ballas has hit back at allegations of sexism after saying she would have saved Richie Anderson over Fleur East in this years Strictly.The judge was hit with a wave of anger from fans over some of her comments about the female celebs, particularly of Ellie Taylor.Even pro dancer Nikita Kuzmin called out Shirley for her remarks, and some viewers even demanded Shirley be sacked.Taking to Twitter, She explained that while the nasty comments made her "resilient", a "wall goes up".Shirley insisted that she "doesn't have a mean bone in [her] body" and that her comments come from 45 years of experience in the tough dancing world." Gorka was fuming when he wasn’t given a celebrity partner in 2019 after winning with Katie Piper the year before.So, when footballer Alex Scott’s professional partner, Neil Jones, was injured in training, he was even madder when he wasn’t chosen to replace him.Instead, Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing star Simon Webbe revealed why he would never submit to the Strictly curse.The Blue singer opened up to the Daily Star during a Facebook Live earlier this week as the dancing show is in full swing.The 43-year-old star revealed that he purposely asked for a single dance partner to avoid all of the Strictly curse drama during his time on the show.READ MORE: Strictly's Giovanni Pernice hails Richie Anderson the 'perfect student' amid 'tension' He came first runner-up on the show back in 2014 when he was partnered with Kristina Rihanoff.Explaining his decision, Simon said: "That's very important for me because I didn't want my experience of the show to be overshadowed by the Strictly curse so to speak."I was single at the time and it was nice to be able to just dance and it not mean 'ooh you fancy each other or are you gonna get it on?'"And being honest that's the kinda thing that was going on behind the scenes, it was 'are you two gonna get together or what?' And I was like 'hmm, na, sorry to disappoint'."I didn't want to have any tension like when you're walking into the room the next day when you've gotta do your job."I'm gonna just say giving your body away to somebody isn't something which is just willy nilly to me, not to me anyway, so I'd rather use that energy and put it into the dancing."Simon is now married to his beautiful wife Ayshen, who he shares a one-year-old daughter Cyan Shenel with.He also went on to mention how he hasn't spoken to his dance partner Kristina in over six years.Talking about his partner, Simon said: "I haven't spoken to Kristina in at least six years.

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova have given fans an exciting relationship update after announcing the “latest edition” to their family. After they started dating earlier this year, the pair’s relationship appears to have gone from strength-to-strength, and Kai, 27, and 33 year old Nadiya often gush over each other on social media and share snaps from their romantic holidays abroad. And now it seems as though their relationship has entered a whole new stage after the pair took to social media to reveal that they’d welcomed a new family member that they’d been keeping a secret.

Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova's relationship is going from strength to strength, and the pair have now welcomed a new edition to their family.READ: Nadiya Bychkova reacts to boyfriend Kai Widdrington's Strictly exitTaking to his Instagram on Friday, Kai joked about having kept a secret from fans, as he and his girlfriend revealed that they had adopted a bulldog. The couple posed in a gorgeous garden with Kai protectively holding the adorable puppy in one hand, while cradling Nadiya with his other.

THIS year's Strictly Come Dancing stars looked all partied out as they turned up at rehearsals in pyjamas after their late nights. The celebrities had all had pretty busy evenings, with some attending the National Television Awards at the OVO Arena in Wembley yesterday evening. Like true professionals, they didn't miss their early alarms this morning, which made sure they were up and ready for rehearsals for the BBC show today.

Giovanni Pernice looked proud as punch as he posed for an incredible photo with three of his former celebrity dance partners at the National Television Awards on Thursday.MORE: Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice put on loving display at NTAsAfter Strictly Come Dancing won the award for best Talent Show, the professional dancer joined reigning champion Rose Ayling-Ellis, Debbie McGee, from series 15, and Michelle Visage, from series 17, for an epic photo.WATCH: King Charles makes surprise appearance at NTAs"With my girls," Giovanni gushed alongside the sweet picture, which Strictly fans will no doubt be delighted to see.MORE: Giovanni Pernice sets record straight on whether he will quit Strictly Come DancingREAD: Rose Ayling-Ellis holds 'deep affection' for Strictly's Giovanni Pernice - expert discusses relationshipGlitterball trophy holders Giovanni and Rose took to the NTA stage to accept the Best Talent Show gong. In a touching moment, the whole cast of Strictly thanked fans in sign language whilst on stage.Their reunion comes four days after Giovanni and his most recent dance partner Richie Anderson left the competition.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans are all saying the same thing about Hamza as the contestants get set to face the judges in week 4. Hamza Yassin was given arguably the hardest of dances in week three - the Rhumba - but he has managed to battle his way into week four of the BBC competition. The wildlife specialist has been labelled as the "world's sweetest man" following his appearance on Strictly's It Takes Two earlier this week.

Strictly Come Dancing has seen its fair share of new and fledgling romances – thanks, in part, to the so-called Strictly curse.From Seann Walsh’s snog with Katya Jones while both partners were still in relationships to rumours of romance between Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis after she split from her boyfriend, there’s very little the curse hasn’t touched.But some happy couples have even been lucky enough to welcome babies together after dancing with their partners on the BBC show.READ MORE: Strictly Matt Goss' life - saving fan's life, Hollywood sibling and 20k flight for dogFrom Stacey Dooley to Rachel Riley, we take a look at the Strictly curse babies so far…Countdown star Rachel Riley shares two children with her former dance partner Pasha Kovalev – a two year old daughter Maven, and one-year-old Noa.Sharing the happy news of her son’s arrival on social media, Rachel wrote: “We have some news…! Introducing Pasha's newest dance partner - baby Noa was finally born, 15 days after her due date, late on Friday night to the sound of fireworks!“She's totally adorable and her big sister Maven has already tried welcoming her to the world by offering Oatly and pickles, we think that’s a good sign."Rachel explained that they welcomed Noa after she suffered a miscarriage, labelling him a “rainbow baby” as she thanked her home birth midwife for helping during the delivery.Since then, Rachel has even introduced her daughter Maven to her Countdown pals.But she insists she doesn’t want her babies referred to as a “curse”, as it’s “not right”.If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity).

Giovanni Pernice has responded to claims he's thinking of quitting Strictly Come Dancing after he made an early exit from the competition last weekend. The Italian dancer and his celebrity partner Richie Anderson found themselves in a shock bottom two during Sunday's results show.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice has denied claims he is set to quit the show, saying he plans to remain on the show "for many more years" The reigning champion, 32, was said to be feeling "embarrassed" about being booted off second following last year's win, and felt "wasted" on the show when he suffered his earliest exit in eight years.Reports since suggested Giovanni, a fan favourite, had threatened to walk away from the series for good.READ MORE: Craig Charles' biggest scandals – drugs binge, Corrie suspension and co-star feudGiovanni's rep has since released a statement insisting the dancer hopes for "many more years on the show".A source told The Mirror: "This is the show which made Gio's dreams come true. "Gio loves Strictly and looks forward to many more years on the show dancing and entertaining."Giovanni has also taken to social media to insist he "isn't going anywhere." It follows reports from The Sun that the star has "felt wasted" so far this series.

The One Show host Alex Jones raised laughs with an unexpected jibe at co-presenter Ronan Keating as they chatted to singer Fleur East about landing in the dreaded dance-off on Strictly Come Dancing. Last weekend Manchester's Hits Radio presenter Fleur was in the bottom two with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola.

The One Show's Ronan Keating has been left red-faced after his co-star Alex Jones exposed him on air. The presenting pair chatted to Strictly Come Dancing 2022 star Fleur East about her time on the BBC show.