Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Debbie McGee causes a stir with ‘love you’ tweets to Giovanni
DEBBIE MCGEE and her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice had everyone talking with their “adorable” Twitter exchanges last night.
Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Debbie McGee Giovanni Pernice Twitter love you
Debbie McGee and Giovanni address romance rumours
Paul Daniels’ widow received a very sweet message from the professional dancer as she marked her 59th birthday.
The pair told each other “love you” in “heart-warming” tweets ahead of their Tango to The Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling on Saturday.
Giovanni, 27, had first posted about Debbie, saying she was both “beautiful” and “inspirational” as he wished her all the best in a post shared with his 58,000 followers.
The Italian commented: “Today it’s your b’day @thedebbiemcgee! One of the most beautiful people I've met in my life! Truly inspiration. Love ya so much darling.”(sic)
Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice exchanged sweet messages last night
Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice tweeted love you to each other
One of the most beautiful people I've met in my life - love ya so much darling
Debbie later sent a gushing reply, despite the pair having spent their evening together with an appearance on The One Show.
“I could not have dreamed you would make my birthday SO special. Thank you. Love you too,” she said.
Debbie also added: “Thank you to everyone @theoneshow @pernicegiovann1 & I had such a lovely time. My Birthday cake is AMAZING!”
Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice performing last weekend
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Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Debbie McGee with late husband Paul Daniels
The stars, who have topped the leaderboard for the past two weeks on the BBC show, have previously denied romance rumours however fellow users still rushed to comment on their sweet chat.
“What a lovely tribute to Debbie, Giovanni. A great partnership. Happy birthday Debbie,” one started.
Two others agreed: “I just love your budding friendship, it's beautiful and I can see you will be friends for life,” and: “Awe aren’t you two just so adorable. Mind you, dancing with you must feel like a birthday present every day.”
Strictly Come Dancing 2017 continues Saturday at 6.50pm on BBC One.