Strictly Come Dancing's Debbie McGee admits she's 'having so much fun' with Giovanni
DEBBIE MCGEE shared her delight about dancing with her Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice on Twitter last night.
Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice prepare for Strictly tour
Debbie McGee, who was partnered with Giovanni during the BBC One show last year, seems elated to be performing alongside the Strictly professional again.
The dance duo narrowly lost out on scooping the Glitterball trophy in December, after going head-to-head with Joe McFadden and dance partner Katya Jones.
And, it seems that 59-year-old Debbie over the moon to be reunited with the 27-year-old for the Strictly Come Dancing live tour this month.
Replying to one of her 38,400 Twitter followers who had seen the show at the Birmingham Arena this weekend, the radio presenter gushed that she was “having so much fun”.
Replying to fan who had sent a video of a performance from the tour, Debbie wrote: “So happy you enjoyed the show.
“Great to see the pro dancers in the Salsa they are behind me so I don’t get to see them.
“We are all having so much fun and it’s great to be dancing with @pernicegiovann1 again.”
Fans leapt to congratulate the star on her Strictly performance, with one person writing: “Everyone was fantastic, including yourself and Giovanni (my favs throughout the series).
Debbie McGee on getting 'UP CLOSE' with Giovanni Pernice
“Good luck for the rest of the tour and I hope you win the glitter ball trophy.” (sic)
Meanwhile, another commented: “Well Debbie, such an inspiration. Amazing dancing, keep going!”
The former magician’s assistant recently revealed that she had signed up for a new role on the daytime talk show Loose Women.
Speaking about the prospect of joining the ITV show, she said: “I have agreed to do one day a week on Loose Women.
“So I guess if they like me that might lead to more."
An ITV spokesperson said: “Nothing has been discussed about long term.”
Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour continues tonight in Newcastle, before the show heads to Leeds, Manchester, Belfast, Glasgow, Nottingham and London.
Debbie and Giovanni star alongside dance couples Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Skorjanec, Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez, Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton, Davood Ghadami and Nadiya Bychkova, Joe McFadden and Katya Jones as well as Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse.