LOVED-up Maura Higgins has admitted to pals she is “dreading” seeing who her new boyfriend Giovanni Pernice is paired with on Strictly.
The Love Island star, 30, has been dating the Italian lothario, also 30, for weeks and the pair are set to enjoy their first holiday together next month.
But Maura also has half an eye on when Strictly Come Dancing returns in the autumn. A pal said: “Maura hasn't had to deal with the whole Strictly unveiling and all the whispering and talk about the Strictly curse. "She's dreading it a little bit but, at the same time, her and Gio are rock solid and they are really, really happy. "Maura knows dating a sexy male Strictly dancer comes with one down-side - and that is having to see him perform with another.
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