Strictly's Jowita Przystal 'dating Giovanni Pernice after backstage kiss during BBC show'

Strictly Come Dancing stars Jowita Przysta and Giovanni Pernice have struck up a new romance, according to reports.

By Hannah McGreevy, Content Editor

Strictly: Hamza and Jowita are crowned the winners

 

This year’s professional champion , 28, and last year’s winner , 32, are reportedly dating. The pair were said to have been seen kissing backstage and recently made their relationship public at a pal’s birthday party. 

Jowita won the hearts of viewers this year due to her amazing partnership with presenter , with whom she went on to lift the glitter ball trophy. 

Similarly, Giovanni rose to victory the year prior with actress after fans fell in love with their incredible chemistry. 

Now, it has been claimed that the two professional partners have been dating behind the scenes, with a source suggesting that Jowita had wanted to keep the romance on the downlow so as to not distract from her performances with Hamza. 

The two champions reportedly made their relationship clear at a birthday dinner for Chelsea footballer Jorginho, however, who is a friend of Giovanni’s.




Jowita Przystal and Giovanni Pernice

Jowita Przystal and Giovanni Pernice are reportedly dating (Image: BBC)

Jowita and Giovanni

Jowita and Giovanni have great chemistry (Image: BBC)

A source said Jowita and Giovanni’s pals and co-stars have known about their budding romance for a while, adding that they make a “great couple”. 

While their relationship has been under the radar for a few weeks, they were reportedly seen openly flirting at the bash.

The BBC show’s crew previously caught them kissing backstage, a source went on to claim. 

“While they both kept insisting they were single, the pair’s chemistry was ridiculous — and they kept getting busted snogging in corridors,” they told The Sun. 

Jowita and Giovanni

Jowita won Strictly this year with partner Hamza (Image: BBC)

Jowita and Giovanni

Giovanni won the competition last year with Rose (Image: GETTY)

“Crew even saw them kissing in the production office. They make a great couple though, and have been pretty inseparable in the last few weeks.

“Jowita, especially, wanted to keep things quiet so she could keep focused with Hamza, and not distract from the competition.”

Giovanni apparently invited his co-star as his date to his footballer friend’s party at Grappelli, an Italian restaurant in Cobham, Surrey, near the Chelsea training ground.

The source went on to say that the pair were “flirting and made their relationship very known” and that it was “the talk of the evening".

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Express.co.uk has contacted the pair’s representatives for comment, while the BBC declined to comment. 

Fans spotted Giovanni and Jowita exchanging a long hug after she and Hamza were announced as champions last weekend. 

They first aroused suspicion when they performed a sizzling start-of-show routine in October, where their chemistry seemed to be off the charts. 

Jowita split from her dancer boyfriend Michael Danilczuk before rehearsals for this year’s series of Strictly. 

Giovanni is no stranger to a Strictly romance, as he previously embarked on a relationship with his first celebrity partner, Georgia May Foote.

He also dated contestant Ashley Roberts in 2018 after they finished the show, and the pair stayed together for a year before announcing their break-up. 

In 2020, Giovanni dated Love Island star Maura Higgins and the couple enjoyed a whirlwind romance before calling it quits. 



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