Strictly Come Dancing’s Giovanni Pernice has rubbished the romance rumours that are currently circling him after he was spotted chatting to a mystery woman.
Last night (October 20) it was widely reported that the Strictly pro was seen getting cosy with a mystery blonde woman on a night out in London’s Soho earlier this week.
The 32-year-old hunk departed the BBC ballroom earlier this month with radio host Richie Anderson after being in the dance off with X Factor icon Fleur East.
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But despite Giovanni being spotted laughing with the beautiful blonde, he has now taken to Instagram to completely shutdown the rumours.
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Taking to his Instagram page, the reigning Strictly champion shares a snap of a tabloid article and penned: “Your imagination cracks me up, I’m waiting for an Uber with my phone in my hand.”
He then added a laughing emoji as a way to slam any rumours.
This comes after he was spotted with a blonde lady on a street in Soho, where at one point they both appeared to pull out their phones while chatting.
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Representatives for the Strictly icon have confirmed that he and the mystery lady did not swap numbers and he was simply taking a picture with a fan while waiting for a taxi.
Giovanni got booted off this year’s series of Strictly two weeks ago after performing to a track from The Lion King while dresses as a warthog.
The Italian hunk took on the role of Pumba, while his partner Richie was dressed as Timone.
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Speaking about his exit on Strictly’s It Takes Two, Richie said: “We’ve worked hard because before Strictly the only place I danced was in a nightclub and I feel I was brining that same vibe to Strictly, so we worked on making me a bit more gracious and a bit more Latin and Ballroom.
“But I totally accept the result on Saturday night, and it is how it is. I am so lucky that I got to do Strictly, and I met some amazing people.”
Strictly Come Dancing will continue on Saturday on BBC One and iPlayer.
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