Giovanni Pernice and Rose Aying Ellis' 'broken' friendship as he makes shock return to Strictly Strictly Come Dancing winners Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice once had such a close bond - and fans even speculated they were an item.
As Giovanni gets set to return to TV this weekend for the Strictly Come Dancing 20th anniversary special, here we look at what went wrong... Gio was dropped from Strictly while a BBC investigation into his alleged behaviour was carried out following claims brought by his former dance partner Amanda Abbington.
Rose, 30, even visited 34-year-old Giovanni in his native Sicily, where she was introduced to the star's sister Angela on Gio's BBC One travel show, which he hosts alongside Strictly judge Anton Du Beke.
Who can forget the iconic moment the pair lifted the glitterball trophy back in 2021, making former EastEnders star Rose the first deaf contestant to ever appear on the BBC show, let alone win it.
But Rose hasn't showed any trace of Giovanni on her Instagram since May 2022, when she and Gio got glammed up to attend the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards.
