Giovanni Pernice has travelled to Italy by private jet (Image: INSTAGRAM) Giovanni Pernice appears to living it up in Italy on a private jet amid the ongoing Strictly scandal. The former BBC star - who is currently battling allegations by his 2023 partner Amanda Abbington over his behind the scenes conduct - flew to his native country today, escaping the rain. He took to Instagram to share an image of a private jet in Britain, with a backdrop of grey and gloomy skies, and then a second one against a bright blue sky and sunshine, which he captioned "Italy".

He posted a third image featuring himself inside the luxury jet with what appeared to be champagne, caviar and blinis. Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend, model Molly Brown, is thousands of miles away, enjoying the beaches of Bermuda. Giovanni's getaway comes as Britain is still reeling from the effects of Storm Lilian, with wind speeds having reached up to 80mph.

Amid torrential rain, the annual Leeds Festival was forced to close stages and abandon planned musical performances - and the storm has wreaked havoc in many parts of the country. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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