Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have been spotted in a warm embrace while enjoying downtime on the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour.
The champions of the 2021 series have joined the likes of Tilly Ramsay, Max George and Maisie Smith on the arena tour, which is hosted by It Takes Two presenter Janette Manrara.
Having sparked romance rumours during their winning run on the BBC One show last year, Rose and Giovanni could be seen walking together as they headed back to their hotel following the Birmingham leg of the tour.
The dance partners put on a cosy display as they appeared arm-in-arm outside the hotel while laughing, with Giovanni resting his arm on Rose’s back and shoulder.
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Rose and Giovanni appeared inseparable as they walked side-by-side.
The EastEnders actress, 27, was all smiles in a black duffle coat, with her hair scraped into a bun at the top of her head.
Giovanni, 31, wore a black cap which he paired with a grey sweatshirt and black jacket.
The professional dancer seemed in a similarly jovial mood, joking with Rose and other members of their entourage before heading off with Rose.
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Both friends seemed to be in good spirits, despite recent complaints regarding the performance of their partially-silent Couple’s Choice routine on the Strictly tour.
Included in their setlist, some fans took to social media earlier this month and accused other people within the arena of shouting out and ruining the touching moment.
The controversy follows Giovanni recently getting his and Rose’s Strictly win commemorated on his body in tattoo form.
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Posting to Instagram earlier this month, the Italian dancer unveiled a tattoo tribute to Rose by inking the date of their Strictly win on his wrist.
The date appears alongside a glitterball and the letters ‘SCD’ on his wrist, with Giovanni captioned the post: “We are the champions.”
He could also be seen planting a kiss on Rose’s cheek in a recent Instagram video.
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