Giovanni Pernice

Dancer

Giovanni Pernice was born in Sicily, Italy on September 5th, 1990 and is the Dancer. At the age of 33, Giovanni Pernice biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
September 5, 1990
Nationality
Italy
Place of Birth
Sicily, Italy
Age
33 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Ballerina, Choreographer
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Giovanni Pernice Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 33 years old, Giovanni Pernice has this physical status:

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Giovanni Pernice Career

In 2015, Pernice appeared as a professional dancer on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing for the first time in its thirteenth series. He was partnered with former Coronation Street actress Georgia May Foote. They reached the final of the competition but finished as joint runners-up alongside Kellie Bright and her professional partner, Kevin Clifton.

In 2016, Pernice returned to Strictly Come Dancing for its fourteenth series. He was partnered with television presenter Laura Whitmore. They were eliminated in Week 7 in a dance-off with Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton, the eventual Series 14 champions, and finished in 9th place.

In 2017, Pernice returned to Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer for its fifteenth series. His celebrity partner was Debbie McGee, a television and radio presenter and former ballet dancer. They reached the final of the competition, finishing as joint runners-up alongside Alexandra Burke and her professional partner Gorka Márquez, and Gemma Atkinson and her professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec.

In 2018, Pernice competed in the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Steps singer Faye Tozer. For the third time in four years, Pernice reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up alongside Joe Sugg and his professional partner Dianne Buswell, and Ashley Roberts and her professional partner Pasha Kovalev.

In 2019, Pernice was partnered with television and radio personality Michelle Visage for the show's seventeenth series. They reached week 9 of the competition, before being eliminated in a dance-off with Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard.

In 2020, Pernice reached the semi-final of the eighteenth series with his partner Ranvir Singh, before being eliminated in a dance off with Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer.

In 2021, Pernice won the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, with EastEnders actress, Rose Ayling-Ellis. Ayling-Ellis was the first deaf contestant to appear on the show. In the series’ Halloween special, Ayling-Ellis and Pernice received the earliest 40 throughout Strictly history with their Tango. The pair also received an 'Unmissables' Award from Heat for the silent moment in their Couple's Choice routine.

As a Strictly professional dancer, Pernice holds the record for most tens ever awarded, with a total of 98. He has topped the weekly Strictly leaderboard more times than any other pro in the history of the show.

Pernice has also appeared on a number of episodes of BBC Two's Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Pernice is the current Guinness World Record holder for Jive kicks and flicks, performing 55 in 30 seconds in a challenge held in December 2016. The next year, in December 2017, he broke the world record for the most Charleston swivel steps in 30 seconds, correctly completing 24. Both records were achieved on It Takes Two with supervision by Guinness World Records.

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Giovanni Pernice is supported by Michelle Visage amid his feud with Amanda Abbington over his Strictly training style

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2024
Giovanni Pernice is being supported by Michelle Visage amid his feud with Amanda Abbington. The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 33, was in High Wycombe with his Let Me Entertain You tour on Monday night but was unable to be joined by dancer Lauren Oakley so his former co-star Michelle was roped in as a last-minute replacement. Last year on Strictly, Giovanni was partnered with actress Amanda Abington, 52, but she quit mid-series due to 'personal reasons',  before reports emerged that she had demanded footage of rehearsals after claiming the experience left her with PTSD.

Giovanni Pernice faces agonising wait on his Strictly Come Dancing future until show boss returns from maternity leave: 'Everything has been put on hold'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 25, 2024
Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice faces an agonising wait to learn whether he will be returning to the show with plans for the next series on hold while its boss is on maternity leave. It is not yet known if the Italian heart throb will be re-signed after actress Amanda Abbington - his partner from last year's show - claimed to have suffered post traumatic stress disorder from appearing on the programme. An announcement of the line-up of professional dancers would usually be unveiled in the coming days but plans for the next season are up in the air with Strictly boss Sarah James on maternity leave.

Debbie McGee admits she 'adored' Strictly's Giovanni Pernice and has 'happy memories' from her time on the show as she defends her former partner for a SECOND time

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2024
On Strictly Come Dancing, Debbie McGee has entered the drama surrounding Giovanni Pernice's 'teaching style.' Debbie, Magician's personal assistant who appeared on the show back in 2017, has defended the professional dancer despite allegations from his previous employers. Debbie, however, has now said that all of her memories on the show were 'good ones' and that she 'adored' Giovanni, as well as the remainder of the team.'
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