Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima could have reunion on Strictly spin-off

Months aft leaving Strictly Come Dancing, determination is simply a large hint that nonrecreational dancers, Giovanni Pernice and Graziano di Prima could beryllium acceptable to reunite.

The fashionable BBC bid returned connected Saturday nighttime with a marque caller radical of celebrities, including Towie’s Pete Wicks, comedian Chris McCausland, and Love Island contestant Tasha Ghouri, all competing for the glitter shot trophy. 

But portion immoderate of the fan-favourite nonrecreational dancers returned, others were noticeably absent.

Giovanni, 34, and Graziano, 30, announced their departure from the amusement earlier this twelvemonth pursuing daze allegations of ‘bullying’ and ‘abuse’.

The allegations archetypal came to airy successful May aft Giovanni abruptly discontinue the amusement implicit claims made by his erstwhile creation partner, Amanda Abbington, who accused him of ‘bullying’ and ‘abusive’ behaviour. He has denied each of the allegations.

The claims prompted a three-month interior investigation into the alleged incident, though the BBC has yet to merchandise the findings to the public.

Soon after, successful July, it was revealed Graziano had departed from Strictly aft allegations helium was ‘physically and verbally abusive’ towards his erstwhile creation partner, Zara McDermott.

The Strictly nonrecreational apologised for his actions, with his spokesperson telling BBC News: ‘There is ne'er a clip erstwhile kicking, oregon immoderate consciousness of that is close and helium knows that’.

He added: ‘He knows he’s made a mistake. He apologised astatine the time.’

BBC took drastic action aft the departures of Giovanni, their longest-serving antheral dancer who joined successful 2014, and Graziano, who joined successful 2018. In a statement, it announced it would present ‘practical steps’ to enactment welfare, including chaperones successful rehearsal rooms.

Neither nonrecreational dancer volition instrumentality to the deed UK amusement this year. However, that doesn’t mean their TV dancing careers are implicit oregon perchance their friendship.

It was announced past week that Giovanni had returned to Italy, wherever he signed connected to vie successful Ballando con le Stelle – the Italian mentation of Strictly – thing his friends assertion is ‘sweet revenge’.

And 1 of his caller co-stars has a precise adjacent narration with 1 of his aged co-stars.

Graziano’s wife, Giada Lina, is besides participating arsenic a nonrecreational dancer connected the show, meaning determination could beryllium a reunion betwixt the 2 erstwhile Strictly dancers either astatine the amusement oregon down closed doors.

Giada shared the quality with her fans past week, posting connected Instagram a representation of the enactment up, on with the captions: ‘Finally I tin officially denote that I volition beryllium portion of the formed of the masters of @ballandoconlestelle 2024 for my 4th season.’

It’s unclear whether the dancers person reunited already. However, Graziano was spotted connected Saturday gathering his woman astatine the Ballando con le Stelle studios successful Rome, marking the archetypal clip helium has been seen since leaving Strictly successful July.

He wore a achromatic Diesel t-shirt and greenish camo shorts with his hairsbreadth pulled backmost to amusement disconnected his tiny hoop earrings.

Giada besides kept her look casual, wearing a achromatic harvest apical and bluish patterned shorts with her blonde hairsbreadth pulled into a tidy bun connected apical of her head.

The mates enactment connected a precise agreed beforehand arsenic they shared kisses and hugs connected the street.

Ballando con le Stelle, which translates to Dancing with the Stars, launched successful 2005 – 1 twelvemonth aft Strictly Come Dancing.

The bid is filmed successful a theatre astatine the RAI Auditorium astatine the Foro Italico successful Rome, meaning Giovanni volition walk astir of this wintertime distant from his London home, portion Graziano is said to person relocated to Italy to rebuild his life.

Strictly Come Dancing airs each Saturday connected BBC One and Player.

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