Giovanni Pernice has become the sweetheart of Strictly Come Dancing thanks to his strong friendship with his latest celebrity partner Rose Ayling-Ellis.Fans have been in tears over their sweet words for each other – and in Saturday night's finale they won the coveted glitterball trophy, Giovanni's first time doing so.Italian hunk Giovanni, 31, always seems to get on well with his BBC partners, but those friendships have been rumoured to have been more than that in the past, while other times romance has been confirmed.While Gio has only won Strictly once, he's been in the final more times than he hasn't – and he holds a number of world records through the show too.Now, as the reigning champion basks in his glory, Daily Star is taking a look.
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