Strictly bosses forced to intervene Giovanni Pernice shows up to rehearsal room

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Strictly Come Dancing insiders have claimed that Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał were sneakily moved to a different rehearsal space after discovering that Giovanni Pernice was dancing next door to the BBC show rehearsals.The ex-TOWIE heartthrob, 36, and his professional partner, 30, were getting their groove on for Saturday night's Halloween show when the news broke that Giovanni was practicing moves for his new tour in the very same South London building, according to The Sun.

Even though Giovanni, 34, left Strictly earlier this year and is now appearing on the Italian version of the show, Ballando con le Stelle, he's back on British soil prepping for his tour, "The Last Dance," set to wow audiences come January.The Sun on Sunday has reported that with Jowita and Giovanni having history, plus Pete's relation to Love Island star Maura Higgins—another ex of Giovanni's—the Strictly duo were moved further North of London to swerve any awkward run-ins.The source claimed, "Pete bumped into Giovanni outside the rehearsal room and he told Jowita he had seen Gio when he went back in.

It was awkward for Pete but even more so for Jowita who dated Giovanni a couple of years ago. No one likes bumping into an ex." They went on to share, "The production team were notified that Giovanni was at the studio and bosses made the decision to move Pete and Jowita elsewhere.They were taken to a studio in North London for the rest of the day but luckily it didn't cause too much disruption." A BBC spokesperson said: "Pete and Jowita moved training rooms as they were filming a Halloween VT in a separate location in the morning.