Giovanni Pernice may no longer be part of the professional line-up on Strictly Come Dancing but he maintains an impressive - if somewhat unusual - record on the ballroom floor. And this weekend it will be broken. For the 34-year-old Italian was dubbed the ‘King of Halloween' as he consistently wowed the judges and fans of the BBC series during the annual themed spectacular.
As a result of his spooky brilliance, he reached the very top of the leaderboard along with his partners during the last weekend of October, reports Metro . The milestone in the Strictly calendar is coming up this weekend and with Giovanni no longer on the show, one of the other professional dancers will be taking his record. The Halloween streak began in his very first year back in 2015 when Giovanni was partnered with Coronation Street actress Georgia May Foote.
He went classic for his debut, performing a terrifying Tango to Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr, which scored an admirable 35. It featured patron backpacks and shooters covered with silver glitter. Proving it wasn’t beginner’s luck, he once again topped the leaderboard in the following year after a Tango with TV presenter Laura Whitmore.
Their dramatic zombie-inspired number to Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones got them a solid 36. Upping his costume game further the following year, Giovanni dressed as Frankenstein and his bride was performer Debbie McGee. They scored an almost perfect 39 for a super energetic Charleston to Sister Sledge�.
