Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters There has been a lot of controversy about Strictly Come Dancing this year, with Giovanni Pernice one of the professionals who has not returned to the Strictly dance floor to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary following accusations of bullying from his 2023 celebrity dance partner Amanda Abbington . However, one celebrity who got on well with Giovanni in a previous series was singer Faye Tozer , who danced with him in 2018, and she even jokingly managed to reduced the Italian professional dancer to tears on an episode of It Takes Two as "revenge" for him pushing her hard in training. The Steps starlet managed to reduce her professional dance partner to a blubbering mess during their chat with Zoe Ball on the Strictly spin off show, as Zoe gave Faye the chance to get back at her partner for pushing her hard in training for their Charleston routine.
The pair were set to dance to The Lonely Goatherd from The Sound of Music, which meant they would have to don lederhosen. Zoe noted that Giovanni's hairy legs would be on full display, so he needed some grooming. Faye was taken aback when Zoe handed her some waxing strips, while Giovanni looked quite anxious.
Zoe said: "Go on Giovanni, it's all worth it for the cause. Why are people saying 'no'? He deserves it. It does a.