Strictly’s Giovanni addresses claims he ‘hasn’t clicked’ with partner Richie Anderson

FANS were left confused last night after Strictly couple Giovanni Pernice and Richie Anderson sit SEPARATELY on It Takes Two. The pair - who dance together on the BBC competition - were separated during the show, while all the other celebrities sat side-by-side with their professional partners.

Strictly Come Dancing secrets during an exclusive Daily Star chat.The stunning actress, 54, is set to talk about the behind-the-scenes secrets of the show and her thoughts on the new series.In September 2010, Kensit participated as a contestant on the eighth series of Strictly.READ MORE: Strictly's Giovanni Pernice hails Richie Anderson the 'perfect student' amid 'tension'During the contest, Patsy was partnered with professional dancer Robin Windsor.The dancing duo became the eighth couple to be eliminated from the competition and finished in seventh place.Patsy is best known for her acting and modelling talent and initially first stole the nation's hearts as a child star in the 1970s.As we are now in full swing of all things Strictly, Daily Star Carly in Convo host Carly Hacon will be chatting to her about her experience on the programme and any advice she has for the new lineup.The actress will join Daily Star's Carly Hacon for a Facebook Live interview on Friday (October 7) at 11am to talk all things Strictly. The former Emmerdale actress has also often hit the headlines in regard to her personal life.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice doubled down on denials he's feuding with Richie Anderson behind the scenes. The pair scored a huge 32 out of 40 for their energetic routine last week, but away from the dancefloor, the pair have been subjected to rumours about their friendship. Sources claimed the pair were struggling in rehearsals, but Giovanni hit back at the claims, insisting the two of them get on really well as he praised the radio DJ for his commitment to training.

Peter Andre has slammed those who have criticised Strictly Come Dancing for being “too woke” and said “they’re overdoing it”.The BBC One dancing show recently came under fire for its same sex partnerships and the diversity of the contestants. Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson is partnered with Giovanni Pernice, while comedian Jayde Adams is in a pairing with Karen Hauer.

READ MORE: BBC Strictly's Giovanni Pernice trades dance costumes for a suit but his co-star mocks him for £18,000 jewellery Taking to Twitter, one fan said: "Seeing Gorka in that shirt. I think I am pregnant," while another added: "I may be slightly in love with Gorka. Just saying.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were in floods of tears this weekend as they spotted professional dancer Giovanni Pernice’s nod to his previous partner Rose Ayling-Ellis.The pair were partnered for the 2021 series and lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy together after a series of incredible routines, including a moment of silent dancing as a nod to Rose’s experiences as a Deaf woman.This year, Giovanni is partnered up with Richie Anderson, and were lucky enough to make it through another tough week after Kaye Adams found herself on the wrong side of the dance-off. READ MORE: Strictly’s Kaye Adams makes X-rated confession after wild training session The first week in October saw celebs’ scores combined with what they got last week, before anyone was axed from the programme.The judges’ scores were then combined with a public vote, with Kaye Adams and Matt Goss finally deemed to be in the dance-off.But during the tense moment in which the celebs and their professional partners gathered to hear the results, Giovanni couldn’t resist paying a sweet tribute to his previous partner.Giovanni and radio DJ Richie thanked fans three times in British Sign Language after learning they would be dancing again next week.The sign involves tipping the fingers of one hand from the chin downwards to mean ‘thank you’.At home, viewers found the gesture to last year’s winner incredibly moving, as one fan commented on Twitter: “Giovanni still saying thank you in BSL got me all up in my emotions!”“I’m glad Giovanni is still doing the BSL for thank you,” someone else posted with a row of crying emojis.A third penned: “First Giovanni thank you of the season and he’s STILL SIGNING IT!”For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you

Strictly Come Dancing fans went wild on Saturday night as they spotted Lacey Turner in the audience. The Stacey Slater star, 34, was supporting EastEnders co-star James Bye, who performed a Tango to Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran with pro partner Amy Dowden.

James Bye has revealed his fellow EastEnders star and the reigning Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis offered him advice before he took to the dancefloor.The 38-year-old British actor, who has played Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap since 2014, is currently competing in the new series of Strictly.. Speaking alongside his professional partner Amy Dowden ahead of Sunday evening’s results show, James said: “Rose is just like a ray of sunshine and her only advice to me was just take every second in as it goes so quick.

Judge Motsi Mabuse quickly corrected herself and apologised after she mixed-up the names of two of the professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing. As she critiqued Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima for their Viennese Waltz, she got his name muddled with fellow pro Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse was left red-faced after getting one of her co-star's names wrong. The judge was critiquing Kym Marsh's Viennese Waltz with her professional partner Graziano Di Prima when she inadvertently called him by Giovanni Pernice's name.Motsi quickly covered up her blunder by blaming the show for having too many "Italian boys" – but poor Graziano was left offended.READ MORE: Strictly’s Kaye Adams makes X-rated confession after wild training sessionWhile delivering her comments, Motsi said: "There were so many beautiful moments.

As the nights get darker, pumpkin spice candles fill the aisles of HomeSense and the ‘big coats’ are retrieved from the darkest corners of our wardrobes, it can only mean one thing - it’s Strictly Come Dancing season. We’re all more than ready for it thanks to the marketing campaign that begins in August with a slow drip feed of the line-up. And as sure as the sun is going to rise, you can bet the comments section on Instagram and Twitter feeds are going to be filled with fans remarking, “Never heard of them” or “They’re not even a celebrity.” I get it.

STRICTLY star Richie Anderson has revealed "gruesome" injuries ahead of tonight's second performance. Radio 2 host Richie, 34, who is partnered with pro dancer Giovanni Pernice, said the gruelling training has left him with some grim feet injuries. "I’ve lost two toenails.

Strictly Come Dancing hopeful Kaye Adams has joked about falling victim to the so-called Strictly Come Dancing curse.The 59-year-old, who is in a long-term relationship with Ian Campbell, said it would be "a miracle" for her if it happened. The Strictly curse is a phenomenon used to describe when pros or contestants split from their off-screen partners during or shortly after their time on the show.Due to the harsh schedules, spending every day with their dance partners and performing sexy routines together, it can sometimes make romances suffer.Speaking to Clive Anderson on his My Seven Wonders podcast, Kaye discussed being signed up to this year's Strictly before knowing who her dance partner would be.After expressing her worries to hit the dance floor, Clive reassured her that she'd at least have more knowledge of dancing by the time the series ends.Naga Munchetty 'let off steam' after furious BBC Breakfast backlashHe went on to add: "You'd [also] probably have an affair with the dancing instructor and you might've won."Kaye replied: "The one question I get is, 'Are you worried about the Strictly curse?' I say, 'It'll be the b****y Strictly miracle'."I'm not worried about it all, bring it on!"On whether there was a particular pro she had in mind, the Loose Women star said she wouldn't want "a young Italian stud".The journalist was seemingly referring to Italian pros Graziano Di Prima and Giovanni Pernice, who won the show with Rose Ayling-Ellis last year."I think it will just discombobulate me at this age," Kaye added.

"This year is more of a celebration of queerness and the LGBTQI+ community," he added.John went on: "Please do not use my partnership with Johannes to undermine that of Richie and Giovanni's."In the caption for the post he penned: "Putting this here as requested."I don’t usually speak up against trolls or vitriol disguised as journalism, but I think it’s time to start. "Hateful words, like those written by Allison Pearson, could be read and taken for gospel by someone, who then turns on a person from a minority group."Worse still, someone from a minority group could read those poisonous words and turn on themselves."Let’s start putting these fires out with a calm sense of kindness and truth."And if Allison argues that it is indeed solely about the dancing, then I’d have to ask why single out the minority groups? "Review them all, if the dancing is what’s upsetting you."Rose, in response, took to her Instagram stories and shared a screenshot of John's video and wrote: "Please have a look at John's story… "Thank you for speaking up about this @john_whaite."She directed her comments at those who think TV is "too woke".The dancer hit out at these people as being "too privileged" to notice the benefits of the progressive show. Rose added the new direction of the show was a "huge deal" for minority groups. She also urged the critic not to compare her to Ellie, as they have "different" life experiences that are "not comparable".Paralympic swimmer Ellie has achondroplasia, the most common cause of dwarfism and has previously said on ITV's This Morning that "disability representation" on Strictly is "so important".

Ellie Simmonds and her Strictly Come Dancing dance partner Nikita Kuzmin appeared on This Morning last Friday to talk about their Strictly journey so far.After earning an impressive score of 28 in week on doing the cha cha cha, they said that this week they will be dancing that waltz.Simmonds said that this week had been hard during rehearsal.READ MORE: Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis begs fans to stop comparing her to Ellie Simmonds Her dance partner said: “Not going to lie, this has been a really hard week, a really hard week in the beginning.“But, I can say proudly that I got Ellie to smile yesterday evening! So that was a good result, we can finally start smiling and enjoying it so that’s good."Simmonds, who has the most common type of dwarfism, achondroplasia, said that she “just couldn’t get it” for this week’s routine.“I kept seeing you doing it and I was trying to do it. I’d get one move and then I couldn’t remember the next move.”Asked what adaptions he’s had to make for Simmonds during dance routines, Kuzmin said: “Realistically, it’s quite a lot but at the same time we still have the same technique, we still have the same basic rules.”He said that he’s enjoying having her as a dance partner as it allows for him to “think outside out the box”.

Rose Ayling-Ellis, winner of last year's Strictly Come Dancing, has spoken out against an article which draws comparisons between her and Ellie Simmonds, who is competing on the show this year.She said in a series of posts on her Instagram Story: “Please don’t compare me to Ellie. We both have completely different life experiences that it’s just not comparable.”This comes after an article was published which complained that TV shows like Strictly were “pushing indigestible quantities of diversity down viewers’ throats”. READ MORE: Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood defends Matt Goss after Anton Du Beke's catty remark She continued by saying: “Just be open to listen and learn.

She's already admitted that her brain and feet are on fire from training for Strictly Come Dancing but it appears Helen Skelton is also enduring a bit of stress at home. The TV star has been keeping her social media followers updated with her progress during week two of rehearsals for the dance contest.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left delighted as the show has brought back one of their 'favourite' things about the series. The hit BBC One show returned to screens last Friday with the much-anticipated launch show.

Strictly Come Dancing star HRVY is set to open up to Daily Star about the behind-the-scenes secrets of the show and his plans for the future.HRVY is best known as the hunky pop star that stole the nation's hearts when he competed on the popular dance show in 2020.As we are now in full swing of all things Strictly, the Daily Star will be chatting to him about his experience on the programme and any advice he has for the new lineup.READ MORE: Strictly's Giovanni Pernice hails Richie Anderson the 'perfect student' amid 'tension'HRVY is set to discuss his past experiences on the show, his future music plans and what he is planning on doing next in his career.The singer will join Daily Star's Carly Hacon for a Facebook Live interview on Thursday (September 29) at 3pm to talk all things Strictly.Since his time on the show during lockdown, HRVY has continued to focus his efforts on his glistening music career.He has said successful single after single and has also recently teamed up with dance music DJ Steve Aoki for an extra special track.During his Strictly stint, HRVY was partnered up with pocket rocket Janette Manrara and the pair came second place in the series.Pipping him to the post was comedian Billy Bailey after he won the Glitterball trophy with partner Oti Mabuse. The pop star is now dating former Emmerdale actress Mimi Slinger, whose character Leanna Cavanagh was murdered by serial killer Meena Jutla.