Giovanni Pernice
{{short description|Italian dancer and choreographer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
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| birth_place = Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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| occupation = Professional dancer
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| known_for = Strictly Come Dancing
Ballando con le Stelle
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Giovanni Pernice (born 5 September 1990) is an Italian professional dancer based in the United Kingdom, best known for his appearances on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. He is also an Italian Open Latin Dance Champion (2012), and the Guinness World Record holder for Jive kicks and flicks, as well as Charleston swivels.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=Giovanni Pernice: The Strictly star at the heart of a storm |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/giovanni-pernice-strictly-amanda-abbington-b2557837.html |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
On 10 June 2024, following "numerous serious complaints" about his behaviour while coaching his dance partners in Strictly, his departure from the show was confirmed by the BBC.
Early life
Pernice was born on 5 September 1990 in Palermo Sicily,{{cite web |title=BBC Strictly's Giovanni Pernice ignores Rose Ayling-Ellis 'curse' rumours as he celebrates 32nd birthday |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/bbc-strictlys-giovanni-pernice-ignores-24930078.amp |website=MyLondon |access-date=10 July 2023 |date=5 September 2022}} and at the age of 14 he moved to Bologna to concentrate on dance.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/dvTnwnKzZQQnPzBkPZ41sd/giovanni-pernice |title=BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Giovanni Pernice |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 December 2015}}{{cite web|last=Debnath |first=Neela |url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/603400/Strictly-Come-Dancing-2015-Giovanni-Pernice-Georgia-May-Foote |title=Strictly Come Dancing 2015: Who is new professional dancer Giovanni Pernice? | TV & Radio |date=6 September 2015 |publisher=Daily Express |access-date=18 December 2015}}{{cite web |last=Leng |first=Stephen |url=http://www.ok.co.uk/tv/strictly-come-dancing-2015-giovanni-pernice-what-you-need-to-know |title=Strictly Come Dancing 2015: Who is Giovanni Pernice? |website=Ok.co.uk |date=5 October 2015 |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152955/http://www.ok.co.uk/tv/strictly-come-dancing-2015-giovanni-pernice-what-you-need-to-know |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }} He chose to become a dancer after watching the British ballroom dance television show Come Dancing.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwC6b0zO4jw |title=Introducing Giovanni – Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 2015 – BBC Two |publisher=YouTube |date=1 December 2015 |access-date=22 December 2015}} Specialising in Latin style, Pernice has won a number of competitions, most notably, the Italian Open Championship in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.worlddancesport.org/Athlete/Detail/Giovanni_Pernice-5272c939-c903-4c3e-84f0-9e14012c94f9#tabPage=1 |title=Details of WDSF athlete Giovanni Pernice | World DanceSport Federation at |website=Worlddancesport.org |access-date=22 December 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/dvTnwnKzZQQnPzBkPZ41sd/giovanni-pernice |title=BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Giovanni Pernice |website=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=22 December 2015}}
Pernice is a member of the Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva, part of the World DanceSport Federation, and he competed at Youth and Adult levels between 2007 and 2014. Other notable results include coming second place in the International Open Latin in Slovenia in 2014, and wins in other Open competitions in Pieve di Cento, Italy (2011); Ancona, Italy (2011); San Marino (2011) and Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (2011). His competition dance partners include Erika Attisano (2011–2014) and Alexandra Koldan (2014–2015).{{Cite web|title=Details of WDSF athlete Giovanni Pernice {{!}} World DanceSport Federation at worlddancesport.org|url=http://www.worlddancesport.org/Athlete/Detail/Giovanni_Pernice-5272c939-c903-4c3e-84f0-9e14012c94f9|access-date=15 June 2021|website=www.worlddancesport.org}}
Career
=''Strictly Come Dancing''=
{{main|Strictly Come Dancing}}
In 2015, Pernice appeared as a professional dancer on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing for the first time in its thirteenth series. He was partnered with former Coronation Street actress Georgia May Foote. They reached the final of the competition but finished as joint runners-up alongside Kellie Bright and her professional partner, Kevin Clifton.{{cite news|title=Strictly Come Dancing winner crowned|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35136848|access-date=20 December 2015|publisher=BBC|date=20 December 2015|ref=Strictly Winner Crowned, 2015}}
In 2016, Pernice returned to Strictly Come Dancing for its fourteenth series. He was partnered with television presenter Laura Whitmore. They were eliminated in Week 7 in a dance-off with Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton, the eventual Series 14 champions, and finished in 9th place.{{Cite web|last1=S|first1=Ian|last2=well|date=6 November 2016|title=Who was the seventh couple to leave Strictly?|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a813233/strictly-come-dancing-laura-whitmore-giovanni-pernice-elimination/|access-date=15 June 2021|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}
In 2017, Pernice returned to Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer for its fifteenth series.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/strictly-dancers|title=BBC - Three new sensational dancers join the professional dancer line up for Strictly Come Dancing 2017 - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=12 October 2017}} His celebrity partner was Debbie McGee, a television and radio presenter and former ballet dancer.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/09/09/strictly-come-dancing-2017-launch-show-live/ |title=Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Tears, dodgy vocals and matchmaking - launch show talking points |first=Michael|last= Hogan|date=10 September 2017 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}} They reached the final of the competition, finishing as joint runners-up alongside Alexandra Burke and her professional partner Gorka Márquez, and Gemma Atkinson and her professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec.{{Cite web|title=Joe McFadden is the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2017|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/talent-shows/joe-mcfadden-is-the-winner-of-strictly-come-dancing-2017/|access-date=15 June 2021|website=Radio Times|language=en}}
In 2018, Pernice competed in the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Steps singer Faye Tozer.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/dvTnwnKzZQQnPzBkPZ41sd/giovanni-pernice|title=Strictly Come Dancing - Giovanni Pernice - BBC One|website=BBC|access-date=30 October 2018}} For the third time in four years, Pernice reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up alongside Joe Sugg and his professional partner Dianne Buswell, and Ashley Roberts and her professional partner Pasha Kovalev.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46568088|title=Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton win Strictly Come Dancing 2018|work=BBC News|date=15 December 2018|access-date=15 December 2018}}
In 2019, Pernice was partnered with television and radio personality Michelle Visage for the show's seventeenth series. They reached week 9 of the competition, before being eliminated in a dance-off with Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard.{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Isobel|date=17 November 2019|title=Strictly fans 'gutted' as Michelle Visage eliminated from competition|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/17/strictly-come-dancing-fans-gutted-michelle-visage-eliminated-facing-saffron-barker-dance-off-11172457/|access-date=15 June 2021|website=Metro|language=en}}
In 2020, Pernice reached the semi-final of the eighteenth series with his partner Ranvir Singh, before being eliminated in a dance off with Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer.{{Cite web|title=Ranvir Singh shares reaction to divisive Strictly elimination: "Sadly it wasn't to be"|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/talent-shows/ranvir-singh-strictly-come-dancing-elimination-reaction/|access-date=15 June 2021|website=Radio Times|language=en}}
In 2021, Pernice won the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, with EastEnders actress, Rose Ayling-Ellis. Ayling-Ellis was the first deaf contestant to appear on the show. In the series’ Halloween special, Ayling-Ellis and Pernice received the earliest 40 throughout Strictly history with their Tango. The pair also received an 'Unmissables' Award from Heat for the silent moment in their Couple's Choice routine.{{Cite web|title=heat Unmissables Awards 2021: see the full list of winners|url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/unmissables-awards-winners-2021/|access-date=8 December 2021|website=heatworld|language=en}}
In 2022, Pernice was partnered with television and radio presenter Richie Anderson. They were eliminated in week 3, making it the earliest week Pernice has ever been eliminated in.
In 2023, Pernice was partnered with actress Amanda Abbington. On 20 October 2023, it was announced that for medical reasons, Abbington and Pernice would have to miss that Saturday's appearance on the show. She withdrew from the competition three days later.{{cite news |last1=Badshah |first1=Nadeem |title=Amanda Abbington quits Strictly Come Dancing after medical absence |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/23/amanda-abbington-quits-strictly-come-dancing-medical-absence |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=23 October 2023}}
As a Strictly professional dancer, Pernice holds the record for most tens ever awarded, with a total of 97. He has topped the weekly Strictly leaderboard more times than any other pro in the history of the show. He is also informally known as 'The King of Halloween', as he has topped the leaderboard during Halloween Week for every series he has competed in and still been in the competition during the Halloween Special.
Pernice has also appeared on a number of episodes of BBC Two's Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Pernice is the current Guinness World Record holder for Jive kicks and flicks, performing 55 in 30 seconds in a challenge held in December 2016. The next year, in December 2017, he broke the world record for the most Charleston swivel steps in 30 seconds, correctly completing 24. Both records were achieved on It Takes Two with supervision by Guinness World Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/strictly-come-dancing/news/a816506/woohoo-giovanni-pernice-wins-this-years-strictly-come-dancing-pro-challenge/|title=This year's Strictly Pro Challenge has a winner!|website=Digital Spy|date=9 December 2016|access-date=12 October 2017}}
==Complaint and departure==
In January 2024, The Sun reported that Amanda Abbington had requested footage of her time training with Pernice and was seeking legal advice over his training methods;{{cite news |last1=Vassell |first1=Nicole |title=Amanda Abbington 'requests Strictly Come Dancing rehearsal footage with Giovanni Pernice; amid legal advice |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/amanda-abbington-strictly-dancing-giovanni-pernice-b2474536.html |work=The Independent |date=7 January 2024}} that month, Debbie McGee shared a post in support of Pernice on X (formerly Twitter).{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Isobel |title=Debbie McGee shares pointed post about former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice amid Amanda Abbington reports |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/giovanni-pernice-amanda-abbington-strictly-debbie-mcgee-b2476263.html |work=The Independent |date=10 January 2024}} In March 2024, The Sun said that Abbington, Laura Whitmore and Ranvir Singh had met to discuss their negative experiences with Pernice on the show.{{cite news |last1=Stolworthy |first1=Jacob |title=Strictly: Three past contestants 'meet to discuss difficult experience with pro Giovanni Pernice |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/strictly-giovanni-pernice-bbc-laura-whitmore-b2514215.html |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=The Independent |date=18 March 2024}} Legal firm Carter Ruck told BBC News there were "numerous serious complaints" about his behaviour while filming Strictly.{{cite news |title=Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice rejects claims over teaching methods |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-69034518 |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=BBC News |date=19 May 2024}} On 16 May, it was reported by The Sun that Pernice had quit the show.{{cite news |last1=Butt |first1=Maira |title=BBC responds as Giovanni Pernice 'quits' Strictly Come Dancing amid training controversy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/giovanni-pernice-quits-bbc-strictly-come-dancing-b2546641.html |work=The Independent |date=17 May 2024}} Pernice denied all accusations of wrongdoing. His departure was confirmed by the BBC on 10 June.{{cite web |last1=Saunders |first1=Emma |title=Giovanni Pernice will not return to Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeedq2zjjeo |website=BBC News |access-date=13 June 2024 |date=10 June 2024}}
It was reported in September 2024 that the BBC had issued an apology to Amanda Abbington and upheld her complaints of verbal bullying and harassment against Pernice, but rejected allegations of physical aggression. Abbington, known for her role in Sherlock, described the apology as a "vindication" and expressed hope that it would encourage others to speak out.{{Cite web |title=BBC apologises to Amanda Abbington over Strictly verbal bullying by Giovanni Pernice, but he is cleared of physical aggression |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce81p7w6xggo |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}
Pernice, however, maintained that he had always strongly denied any wrongdoing and expressed relief that the more serious accusations were dismissed. The BBC acknowledged that while the production team had taken steps to address the issues, these measures were ultimately deemed inadequate, prompting a review of their internal protocols.
==Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance==
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! Dance ! Partner ! Highest ! Partner ! Lowest |
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| rowspan="2" | Debbie McGee | 39 | rowspan="2" |Ranvir Singh | 32 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| 40 | 36 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Georgia May Foote | 33 | Richie Anderson | 23 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Faye Tozer | rowspan="2" | 40 | Georgia May Foote | 39 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Couple's Choice | Faye Tozer | Michelle Visage | 33 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Foxtrot | Michelle Visage | 39 | Amanda Abbington | 31 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Jive | rowspan="2" | Faye Tozer | 36 | Rose Ayling-Ellis | 22 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| 38 | Ranvir Singh | rowspan="2" | 28 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Rose Ayling-Ellis | 39 | Ranvir Singh |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Rumba | Georgia May Foote | 36 | Georgia May Foote | 27 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Salsa | Debbie McGee | 39 | Rose Ayling-Ellis | 26 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Samba | Faye Tozer | 37 | Richie Anderson | 27 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Faye Tozer | rowspan="3" | 40 | rowspan="2" | Georgia May Foote | 36 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Tango | Debbie McGee | 35 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Faye Tozer | Amanda Abbington | 29 |
| style="text-align: center; background:#faf6f6;"
| Waltz | Faye Tozer | 39 | Georgia May Foote | 25 |
=''Ballando con le Stelle''=
In September 2024, he was confirmed as a professional partner for Series 19 of Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Strictly,{{cite web |last1=Matteucci |first1=Maris |date=9 September 2024 |title=“Ballando con le Stelle 2024”: ecco chi sono i nuovi maestri del talent di Milly Carlucci |url=https://www.attoricasting.it/news/ballando-con-le-stelle-2024-ecco-chi-sono-i-nuovi-maestri-del-talent-di-milly-carlucci/62676/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=attoricasting.it |language=IT}} going on to win in December 2024 with his partner Bianca Guaccero.{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2024 |title=Former Strictly star Giovanni Pernice wins Italian dance show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ndv85lmvo |website=BBC News}}
''Strictly Come Dancing'' Performances
{{main|Strictly Come Dancing}}
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| Series
! Partner ! Place ! Average |
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|13 |2nd |33.8 |
| 14
|9th |31.3 |
| bgcolor="silver"
|15 |rowspan="2"| 2nd |35.4 |
| bgcolor="silver"
|16 |36.5 |
| 17
|7th |33.1 |
| 18
|5th |31.3 |
| bgcolor="gold"
|19 |1st |35.4 |
| style="text-align:center; background:gold"| |
| 20
|14th |27.3 |
| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen"|
|21 |11th |30.5 |
=Series 13: with Georgia May Foote=
The couple were runners-up.
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:11%; "|Horwood | style="width:11%; "|Bussell | style="width:11%; "|Goodman | style="width:11%; "|Tonioli | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|1 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Jive / "Dear Future Husband" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|No Elimination | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 2 | Waltz / "Georgia on My Mind" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|3
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Rumba / "Writing's on the Wall" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Quickstep / "Reach" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|31 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|5
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Salsa / "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|31 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Tango / "Ghostbusters" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|{{green|35}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Samba / "Volare" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|35 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|{{green|39}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | American Smooth / "I Have Nothing" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | {{green|38}} | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan="2"|10
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Paso Doble / "The Final Countdown" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|33 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan="2"| Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Quickstep-a-thon / "Sing Sing Sing"
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Awarded | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Extra | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Points | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|39 | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|11
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Foxtrot / "Beauty and the Beast" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|36 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Bottom two | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|12
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Cha-Cha-Cha / "I Will Survive" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|33 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|13
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Rumba / "Writing's on the Wall" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|36 | style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Runners-Up |
=Series 14; with Laura Whitmore=
Due to an ankle injury, Whitmore was unable to dance in week 5 and the couple were given a bye to progress to the next week. The couple were eliminated in week 7.
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result |
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| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood | style="width:10%; "|Bussell | style="width:10%; "|Goodman | style="width:10%; "|Tonioli |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Cha-Cha-Cha / "Venus" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |25 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |None |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Waltz / "If I Ain't Got You" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|32}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Salsa / "Rhythm of the Night" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |30 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Bottom Two |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Quickstep / "The Ballroom Blitz" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |33 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Jive / "Reet Petite" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | -
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Given Bye |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Tango / "Paint It Black" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|36}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Samba / "Bamboleo" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |32 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Eliminated |
=Series 15; with Debbie McGee=
The couple were runners-up.
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |
| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood | style="width:10%; "|Bussell | style="width:10%; "|Ballas | style="width:10%; "|Tonioli |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Paso Doble / "Be Italian" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |30 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | No Elimination |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Viennese Waltz / "She's Always a Woman" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |34 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|3
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Quickstep / "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|29 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Cha-cha-cha / "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|27 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"| Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|5
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Rumba / "Baby Can I Hold You" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"| - |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|27 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Charleston / "Frankie" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|{{green|39}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|7
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|Tango / "I Gotta Feeling" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|{{green|40}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|8
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|Salsa / "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|35 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|Samba / "Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|33 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Bottom Two |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan=2|10
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|Argentine Tango / "Por una Cabeza" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|{{green|38}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan=2|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Paso Doble-a-thon / "España cañí"
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Awarded |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|5 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|extra |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|points |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|43 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|11
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|American Smooth / "Memory" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|{{green|39}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|12
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Jive / "I'm So Excited" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|34 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|13
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Salsa / "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|39 |style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Runners-Up |
=Series 16; with Faye Tozer=
The couple were runners-up.
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
| rowspan="2" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="Center" |Week No. | rowspan="2" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="Center" |Dance/Song | colspan="4" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="Center" |Judges' score | rowspan="2" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="Center" |Total | rowspan="2" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="Center" |Result |
| style="background:#CCCCCC;" width="10.75%" align="center" |Horwood
| style="background:#CCCCCC;" width="10.75%" align="center" |Bussell | style="background:#CCCCCC;" width="10.75%" align="center" |Ballas | style="background:#CCCCCC;" width="10.75%" align="center" |Tonioli{{efn|In week 5 guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro replaced Tonioli}} |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Cha-cha-cha / "Lullaby" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 29 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | No Elimination |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Viennese Waltz / "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|31}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Quickstep / "You're the One That I Want" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;color: green"| 36 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Rumba / "Chandelier" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 29 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Foxtrot / "Just the Way You Are" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | {{purple|8}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 33 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Jazz / "Fever" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 10 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 10 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 10 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;color: green"| 39 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Tango/ "Call Me" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |38 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Jive/ "Reet Petite" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |36 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Paso Doble/ "Unstoppable" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |38 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan=2|10
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Waltz / "See the Day" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|39}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" rowspan=2|Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Lindy Hop-a-thon / "Do Your Thing"
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Awarded |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|extra |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|points |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|{{green|45}} |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |11
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Charleston/ "The Lonely Goatherd" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;color: green"|40 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |12
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Samba/ "I Go to Rio" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |37 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |13
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Viennese Waltz / "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|40}} |style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"|Runners-Up |
;*Green number indicates Faye & Giovanni were at the top of the leaderboard.
=Series 17; with Michelle Visage=
The couple were eliminated in week 9, at Blackpool.
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |
| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood | style="width:10%; "|Mabuse | style="width:10%; "|Ballas | style="width:10%; "|Tonioli{{efn|In week 5 guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro replaced Tonioli}} |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
|1 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Cha-Cha-Cha / "So Emotional" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |30 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |No Elimination |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Viennese Waltz / "That's Amore" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|32}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Quickstep / "Cabaret" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |35 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Salsa / "Quimbara" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |31 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Rumba / "Too Good at Goodbyes" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |29 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Foxtrot / "The Addams Family Theme" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|39}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Paso Doble / "Another One Bites the Dust" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |34 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |American Smooth / "I Just Want to Make Love to You" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |36 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Bottom Two |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Street / "Vogue" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{red|32}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Eliminated |
;*Green number indicates Michelle & Giovanni were at the top of the leaderboard
;*Red number indicates Michelle & Giovanni were at the bottom of the leaderboard
=Series 18; with Ranvir Singh=
The couple were eliminated in week 8.
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood | style="width:10%; "|Ballas | style="width:10%; "|Mabuse |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Paso Doble / "End of Time" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |21 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |None |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Quickstep / "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |21 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Foxtrot / "Love You I Do" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|27}} | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Cha-Cha-Cha / "Oye Como Va"/"I Like It Like That" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |81 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |20 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Argentine Tango / "When Doves Cry" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |101 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |American Smooth / "I Say a Little Prayer" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |24 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Viennese Waltz / "She Used to Be Mine" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Waltz / "Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time for Us)" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |26 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Eliminated |
1 Score from guest judge Anton du Beke
=Series 19; with Rose Ayling-Ellis=
The Couple's Choice dance with Rose Ayling-Ellis, in week 8, featured a period of silence, included as a tribute to the deaf community. Judge Anton Du Beke described it as "the greatest thing I've ever seen on the show".{{Cite web |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/strictly-rose-giovanni-anton-crying-22160682 |title=Strictly's Anton cracks with emotion giving verdict on Rose dance |first=Simon |last=Duke |date=13 November 2021 |website=ChronicleLive |access-date=14 November 2021 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/strictly-come-dancing-rose-ailing-ellis-couples-choice-performance-deaf-community_uk_61901c4ae4b0c621c5cdbfb6 |title=Rose Ayling-Ellis Moves Strictly Viewers To Tears With Emotional Performance Dedicated To The Deaf Community |date=14 November 2021 |website=HuffPost UK |access-date=14 November 2021}} it earned them the 2021 Heat Unmissables Award for TV Moment of the Year.{{cite magazine|last=Hilton|first=Boyd|url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/unmissables-awards-winners-2021/|title=heat Unmissables Awards 2021: see the full list of winners|magazine=Heat|date=7 December 2021|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155915/https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/unmissables-awards-winners-2021/|archive-date=8 December 2021}} On 18 December 2021 the couple were the series winners; it was the first win for Pernice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/rose-aylingellis-giovanni-pernice-john-whaite-johannes-radebe-shirley-ballas-b1978776.html|title = Rose Ayling-Ellis makes history with Strictly Come Dancing win|website = Independent.co.uk|date = 18 December 2021}}
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10.75%; "|Horwood{{efn|In week 9 guest judge Cynthia Erivo replaced Horwood}} | style="width:10.75%; "|Mabuse{{efn|In week 10 guest judge Cynthia Erivo replaced Mabuse}} | style="width:10.75%; "|Ballas | style="width:10.75%; "|Du Beke |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
|1 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Jive / "Shake It Off" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |22 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |No Elimination |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Salsa / "Cuba" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |26 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Foxtrot / "Rose's Theme" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |36 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Cha-Cha-Cha / "Raspberry Beret" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |27 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Viennese Waltz / "Fallin'" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |37 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Tango / "Shivers" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|40}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Samba / "Cinema Italiano" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |32 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Couple's Choice / "Symphony" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |39 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Quickstep / "Love Is an Open Door" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{purple|10}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |37 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Paso Doble / "California Dreamin'" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{purple|8}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |33 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |11
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |American Smooth / "This Will Be" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|39}} |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |12
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Waltz / "How Long Will I Love You?" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |39 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |13
|style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Quickstep / "Love Is an Open Door" |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |{{green|39}} |style="text-align:center; background:gold;|Winners |
;*Green number indicates Rose & Giovanni were at the top of the leaderboard.
=Series 20; with Richie Anderson=
The couple were eliminated in week 3.
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood | style="width:10%; "|Mabuse | style="width:10%; "|Ballas | style="width:10%; "|Du Beke |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Cha-Cha-Cha / "I'm Your Man" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |23 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |None |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Quickstep / "Dancin' Fool" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |32 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Samba / "Hakuna Matata" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |27 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Eliminated |
=Series 21; with Amanda Abbington=
Due to medical reasons, Abbington was unable to dance in week 5 and the couple were given a bye to progress to the next week. On 23 October 2023, Abbington withdrew from the competition.
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Week No.
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Total ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|Result |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|Horwood | style="width:10%; "|Mabuse | style="width:10%; "|Ballas | style="width:10%; "|Du Beke |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |1 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Viennese Waltz / "Pointless" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |29 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |None |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Salsa / "Oye!" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |32 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Rumba / "Out of Reach" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |30 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Foxtrot / "Everywhere" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 7 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 8 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | 31 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Safe |
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |Cha-cha-cha / "Canned Heat" | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | - | style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" | Withdrew |
=Dance tours and professional dance engagements=
Pernice took part in the national Strictly Come Dancing Live! tour in 2016 with his partner Georgia May Foote, and again in 2017 as part of the professional dance troupe for group numbers and professional dances.{{cite web|url=http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/248908-strictly-come-dancing-2016-live-tour-line-spoilers-judges-everything-else.html|title=Strictly Come Dancing 2016 tour: Everything you need to know|date=23 January 2016|access-date=12 October 2017|archive-date=28 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828131042/http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/248908-strictly-come-dancing-2016-live-tour-line-spoilers-judges-everything-else.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://strictlycomedancinglive.com/2016/12/tour-line-up-confirmed/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728174035/http://strictlycomedancinglive.com/2016/12/tour-line-up-confirmed/ |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=dead }} He partnered Debbie McGee in the 2018 live tour, Faye Tozer for the 2019 live tour and Rose Ayling-Ellis for the 2022 live tour.{{Cite web|author=Staff Reporter|date=11 February 2018|title=Strictly Come Dancing 2018 live tour results! Winners revealed!|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/348186-strictly-come-dancing-2018-live-tour-results-winners-revealed.html|access-date=15 June 2021|website=TellyMix|language=en}}{{Cite web|author=Staff Reporter|date=10 February 2019|title=Strictly Come Dancing 2019 live tour results! Winners revealed!|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/390661-strictly-come-dancing-2019-live-tour-results-winners.html|access-date=15 June 2021|website=TellyMix|language=en}}{{Cite news|title=Strictly Come Dancing Live tour - Rose and Giovanni and John and Johannes among stellar line-up for arena shows|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/strictly-come-dancing-live-tour-22386497|access-date=8 December 2021|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}
In 2016, Pernice announced his first dance tour Dance is Life, translated from the Italian expression 'Il Ballo è Vita'. The tour comprised 32 dates in England, Scotland and Wales between April and July 2017, performing to positive reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/giovanni-pernice-south-shields-review-12973092|title=Strictly's Giovanni Pernice has all the moves at South Shields Customs House|work=Evening Chronicle|date=2 May 2017|access-date=12 October 2017}} The opening night was 26 April 2017 at the Albany Theatre, Coventry.{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/strictly-come-dancing-heart-throb-12239496|title=Strictly heart-throb to kick off UK tour in Coventry|first=Laura|last=Hartley|date=28 November 2016|access-date=12 October 2017}} The last performance took place on 23 July 2017 at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft.{{cite web|url=http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/strictly-come-dancing-star-giovanni-pernice-heads-to-lowestoft-on-final-tour-night-1-5090766|title=Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice heads to Lowestoft on final tour night|first=Amy|last=Smith|date=4 July 2017|access-date=12 October 2017|archive-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065636/http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/strictly-come-dancing-star-giovanni-pernice-heads-to-lowestoft-on-final-tour-night-1-5090766|url-status=dead}} In 2018, Pernice announced that his Dance is Life tour would be returning in 2019.{{Cite web|title=The Cast {{!}} United Kingdom {{!}} Giovanni Pernice Tour|url=https://www.giovannipernice.com/cast|access-date=15 June 2021|website=giovannipernice|language=en|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043006/https://www.giovannipernice.com/cast|url-status=dead}}
In September 2020, Pernice and Anton Du Beke announced a 2021 UK Tour called HIM & ME.{{Cite web|url=https://www.antonandgiovanni.com/|title=Home - Anton and Giovanni Live|website=antonandgiovanni.com|language=en-US|access-date=5 October 2018}}
In September 2024, Pernice announced he was to appear at Donaheys 2025 "Dancing With The Stars Weekends".{{Cite web|url=https://www.donaheys.co.uk/events/weekend-break-with-the-stars-of-strictly-come-dancing/|title=5* Weekend Break with the Stars of BBC Strictly Come Dancing|website=www.donaheys.co.uk|language=en-US|access-date=5 October 2018}}
Pernice also has his solo tour called The Last Dance in 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.giovannipernice.com/2025-tickets/|title=Where can you see Giovanni Pernice after the end of Strictly Come Dancing?|website=Hello magazine|date=27 November 2021|language=en|access-date=8 December 2021}}
Personal life
In July 2021, Pernice confirmed that he was dating social media influencer and TV personality Maura Higgins.{{Cite web|last=Joe Anderton|date=10 July 2021|title=Maura Higgins and Giovanni Pernice confirmed they were pregnant|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a36987359/maura-higgins-giovanni-pernice-confirm-dating/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}} The pair split up four months later.{{cite web|last=Amy West| date=25 October 2021|title=Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice addresses split from Love Island Star Maura Higgins|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a38056193/strictly-come-dancing-giovanni-pernice-addresses-maura-higgins-split/|access-date=11 November 2021|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}} Since 2024, Pernice is in a relationship with his Ballando con le Stelle partner, actress and TV presenter Bianca Guaccero.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Cachella |date=22 December 2024|title=Giovanni Pernice wins Italian dance show Ballando Con Le Stelle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ndv85lmvo |access-date=22 March 2025|website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
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