Giovanni Pernice

Giovanni Pernice is an Italian dancer who is known to many for his participation in the television show Strictly Come Dancing. Giovanni currently lives in the United Kingdom and specialises in Latin American dances.

Biography of Giovanni Pernice

Giovanni Pernice was born on 5 September 1990 in Palermo, Italy. From an early age, Giovanni was involved in dancing and wanted to improve his skills in this area. Therefore, at the age of 14, he moved to Bologna to devote sufficient attention to dancing.

According to Giovanni Pernice himself, he really wanted to take up dancing after watching the British ballroom dancing show Come Dancing. Giovanni specialises in Latin American dances and has won many dance competitions. In 2012, he won the Italian Open Dance Championship.

Among Giovanni Pernice's other achievements, it is worth noting his second place in the Latin American Dance Championship in Slovenia in 2014. Pernice came first in the following open dance competitions: San Marino in 2011, Ancona in 2011, Sant Cugat del Vallès in 2011,

Giovanni Pernice entered the Guinness Book of Records as the record holder for the number of jive kicks and clicks. In 2016, Giovanni Pernice made 55 kicks in 30 seconds at one of the competitions.

Parents

Giovanni Pernice's father's name is Piero, and his mother's name is Rosalda.

It is known that the Italian dancer's parents disagree with the accusations of aggressive and threatening behaviour against their son, which led to Giovanni Pernice leaving the television show Strictly Come Dancing. The parents believe that their son was simply doing his job and doing it well, and that all the accusations are fabricated and unfounded.

Giovanni Pernice's career

Giovanni Pernice won the Italian Open Dance Championship in 2012 and also participated in the television show Dancing with the Stars. The Italian dancer is best known for his performances on the British television show Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing

Giovanni Pernice participated in the television show Strictly Come Dancing for almost 10 years, but he stopped participating in 2024. The reason for this was numerous complaints about Giovanni Pernice's behaviour towards his partners during dance training.

During his time on Strictly Come Dancing, the Italian dancer achieved the following results:

• In 2015, he reached the final of the television show with Georgia May Foot.
• In 2016, he took 9th place, his partner was Laura Whitmore.
• In 2017, he reached the final with his partner Debbie McGee.
• In 2018, he reached the final of the dance show, the Italian's partner was Faye Tozer.
• In 2021, he won the programme with his partner Rose Ayling-Ellis.

Other work

In addition to participating in the television dance show Strictly Come Dancing, as well as various dance championships, Giovanni Pernice is also involved in other activities.

After leaving Strictly Come Dancing, the Italian became an ambassador for the charity DanceSyndrome UK. As part of this role, Giovanni promoted the foundation's activities on social media, raised funds for the foundation and carried out other similar work.

Giovanni Pernice is also involved in business, launching a fragrance for women and men called VITA in 2023.

In 2026, the Italian dancer plans to tour European cities with a show called The Last Dance.

Giovanni Pernice's personal life

During his time in the public eye, Giovanni Pernice has been in relationships with many women, mainly those he met on the television show Strictly Come Dancing and other projects in which he participated.

Partner

Giovanni Pernice is currently in a relationship with Italian actress and television presenter Bianca Guaccero.

Over the years of his fame, the Italian has had relationships with various women, including:

• Katie McGlynn. In 2017, the tabloid press repeatedly reported that Giovanni Pernice was dating actress Katie McGlynn. However, the girl herself denied that she had a romantic relationship with the Italian dancer.
• Jess Wright. Giovanni was introduced to Jessica by her brother, and they dated for a while, but broke up after about six months.
• Ashley Roberts. Ashley Roberts is a star of the famous American group Pussycat Dolls. She began dating Giovanni Pernice in 2018. The relationship lasted a little over a year, after which they broke up.
• Maura Higgins. The Italian dancer had a short-lived relationship with Maura Higgins, which lasted about four months.
• Jowita Przystal. Jowita Przystal and Giovanni Pernice began dating in 2022 while participating together in the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. The relationship ended in March 2023.

In addition to romances with various women, the tabloid press also attributes relationships with men to Giovanni Pernice. However, there is no evidence that the Italian is gay or bisexual. Therefore, the opinion about his homosexuality can be considered a fabrication of the tabloid press.

Net worth

Giovanni Pernice continues to earn money despite being eliminated from the television show Strictly Come Dancing. This is because the Italian is involved in other projects and also has his own small business. There is no exact data on the dancer's net worth. The press estimates his net worth to be approximately £750,000.

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