Strictly’s Tasha Ghouri dated Giovanni Pernice - and hopes to match Rose Ayling-Ellis' success

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Love Island star Tasha Ghouri had a whirlwind romance with now ex-pro Giovanni Pernice and now she hopes to follow Rose Ayling-Ellis' footsteps.Tasha’s one of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing ’s contestants, but she once enjoyed a brief fling with one of the show’s former pros.Tahsa had several 'secret' dates with ex pro Giovanni Pernice, after the pair met via Instagram.

Tasha first found fame on Love Island and now is taking to the Strictly ballroom on Saturday night as one of the hopefuls who will be aiming to win the show’s coveted glitterball trophy.The former Love Island contestant, who was born deaf, will be hoping to match the success of Rose Ayling-Ellis' as a hearing impaired winner of the series – and both of them have a connection to Giovanni, who won the show with Rose in 2021.

It was reported that Tasha’s dates with Giovanni came just month after he won the show with Rose.The dancer, then 31, and Love Island bombshell Tasha, then 23, followed each other on Instagram and messaged privately before eventually meeting in person in January of 2022.

Romantic Giovanni then wooed Tasha on romantic dates. A source close to Tasha said: "Giovanni was persistent when it came to Tasha.They have a lot in common, both being dancers, and he had just learned a lot about the deaf community performing with Rose on Strictly, who Tasha really admires. "Tasha was impressed by how gentlemanly he was, taking her out to top London restaurants and offering to send cars to collect her, but she's independent and always made her own way to see him.