Rose Ayling-Ellis' Strictly co-star gets 'revenge' on Giovanni Pernice on her behalf

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021.It looks like Giovanni's work ethic paid off, as they sailed straight to the top, winning last year's Glitterball trophy.The win made Rose the first ever deaf contestant to become the show's champion.However, John was all too aware of the challenges her partner's fierce work ethic had caused her and wanted to reciprocate by working Giovanni equally hard when it came to gym sessions.Giovanni had chosen John to assist him with all things keep-fit as he pledged to improve his stamina during the Strictly tour rehearsals.Now, according to an Instagram post, it seems as though it's payback time.The slide featured a struggling Giovanni on the ground, appearing to half-laugh and half-grimace from all the exertion.The caption read: "@rose.a.e I did this for you babe #revenge @giovannipernice."Meanwhile, referring to John, Giovanni had bragged: "Just so you know that by the end of the tour, I'm going to look like this guy."He's training me, today is the first day – he's got some muscle hasn't he?"The Strictly Come Dancing UK arena tour kicks off tomorrow and will last close to a month with 33 dates.Meanwhile, John made his loyalty to Rose's struggle as a deaf woman only too clear when he earnestly declared that, if it hadn't been for changes in society for the better, she might not have had any kind of job at all."I was chatting to Rose on the day of the final in rehearsals and she made it quite clear that 20 years ago, a girl like her wouldn't have even had a job," he revealed during an interview on Good Morning Britain."That's how far we've come and that's how amazing she is to have broken down so many boundaries."So she, for me, is the worthy winner and I knew she was going to win it from the very.