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Alongside the pressure of dancing in front of the four judges and millions of people at home, Strictly Come Dancing professional and reigning champion Giovanni Pernice and new partner, radio and TV presenter Richie Anderson, have faced rumours of not getting along. Giovanni recently shutdown these comments on It Takes Two with Janette Manrara, however, body language expert Judi James has admitted their relationship is “still a work in progress”.
Discussing how they felt after the first week and the feedback they received from the judges, Giovanni shut down any rumours the two weren’t getting along.
Staring directly at the camera, he told viewers: “We are having a good time. Definitely having a good time, obviously, it is a dance competition at the end of the day.
“So we have to learn something but there is no problem between us, we are having a good time, so forget about what you’re writing, it is not true.”
Janette laughed at his authoritative tone and added: “They are in love, they are doing great.”
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The rumours came after sources claimed Giovanni was struggling to get his point across to an “extremely over-excited Richie”.
They told The Sun: “The pair haven’t clicked. Richie is so swept up by the whole experience that he is talking 100 words a minute, and it can be hard for Giovanni.
“He has told pals that Richie talks instead of listening during training, and it is frustrating, Giovanni thinks Richie has real potential in the competition.”
Judi has now given her verdict on Giovanni and Richie’s relationship and admitted there are more “connection signals” between the two.
“There are more connection signals between Richie and Giovanni now, although they do seem to have toned down the more dramatic denial gestures they used at first to deny any rifts, like the hugging and constant patting they were performing to prove they actually are friends.
“Giovanni looked very much the sophisticated grown-up tonight, sitting back in his seat with his hands clasped at chest level in a barrier ritual, turning the ring on his index finger in what looked like a self-comfort ritual,” she told The Mirror.
She added: “His legs were crossed and his most fun communication was aimed at the camera as he mimed being led in their routine.
“He said ‘I’m pleased to do it’ and his fast nodding was only slightly tempered by his mouth-shrug denial gesture.”
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Alongside Giovanni shutting down the rift rumours, the pair seem to be getting along just fine after a clip posted by the Strictly Come Dancing Twitter account revealed a sweet message from Richie.
The clip sees the pair celebrate at the end of their performance on Saturday night and included subtitles from the microphones they were wearing.
After completing the routine and feeling happy with their performance, Richie hugged Giovanni and exclaimed: “I love you!”
Giovannie fist-pumped the air and yelled: “Get in!” before they received their comments from the judges.
On Saturday night, the pair performed the Quickstep to Dancin’ Fool by Barry Manilow and scored an impressive 32.
This was added to their week one score of 23 and totalled 55, leaving them sixth on the leaderboard.
Unfortunately, it was Loose Women’s Kaye Adams who was eliminated from the series after being in the dance-off with Tony Adams.
Strictly Come Dancing returns Saturday from 6:30pm on BBC One.
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