Strictly Come Dancing bosses decided to move Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał to a different rehearsal room after finding out that Giovanni Pernice was dancing next door, it has been claimed. The former TOWIE star, 36, and his professional dance partner, 30, were practising for last night's Halloween special when it emerged that the Italian dancer was rehearsing for his upcoming tour at the same base in Oval, south London. Giovanni, 34, quit Strictly earlier this year and joined the cast of Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of the dance show.
But he is also visiting the UK while preparing for his tour, The Last Dance , which is set to kick off in January. A source has claimed that, given the fact that Jowita and Giovanni had a brief relationship, and that Pete was seen kissing another of the professional dancer's exes, Maura Higgins, earlier this week, the Strictly couple were moved to a studio in north London to avoid any awkwardness. The source told The Sun on Sunday : "Pete bumped into Giovanni outside the rehearsal room and he told Jowita he had seen Gio when he went back in.
It was awkward for Pete but even more so for Jowita who dated Giovanni a couple of years ago. No one likes bumping into an ex." They added: "The production team were notified that Giovanni was at the studio and bosses made the decision to move Pete and Jowita elsewhere.
They were taken to a studio in North London for the rest of the day but luckily it didn't cause too much disruption." Howev.