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Ashley Roberts and Giovanni Pernice make TV debut as a couple

They appeared on Dancing On Ice together

Ashley Roberts and Giovanni Pernice made their first TV appearance as a couple on last night’s Dancing On Ice.

The pair confirmed their romance earlier this year after meeting on last year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing.

During Sunday evening’s Dancing On Ice, Ashley, 37, and Giovanni, 28, sat together in the audience to support Ashley’s Pussycat Dolls band mate Melody Thornton as she took to the ice.

Ashley Roberts and Giovanni Pernice on DOI
The couple cheered on Melody from the audience (Credit: ITV)

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Viewers were thrilled to see Ashley and Giovanni together and took to Twitter to gush over the couple.

One person said: “Ashley and Giovanni are such a fit couple, I cannot deal,” while another wrote: “Nice to see Ashley and Giovanni in the audience #DancingOnIce.”

A third tweeted: “Ashley and Gio in the audience for Melody is actually so sweet.”

Later in the show, host Holly Willoughby spoke to Ashley about Melody which gave viewers another glimpse at the couple together.

Speaking about Melody on the show, Ashley said: “She had a little bit of stumble tonight but I’ve been watching her on the show in utter amazement.

“She’s so brave and elegant out there. I’m so proud of her.”

It comes after Giovanni appeared to confirm his romance with Ashley during an appearance on Lorraine last month.

Giovanni Pernice and Ashley Roberts on DOI
Ashley said she was “proud” of Melody (Credit: ITV)

It came after reports had claimed that the pair kicked things off at the end-of-show party, after getting along so well during the season.

The Italian dancer admitted he had spent Christmas and New Year with Ashley in Florida – along with Aljaz Škorjanec and his wife Janette Manrara.

During the chat, host Lorraine Kelly asked him about Ashley, and he replied: “We have yes [been on holiday]. We spent time together yes.”

He added that it was “early days” and as Lorraine wished him good luck with his newfound romance, Giovanni replied: “Thank you, thank you.”

Shaking that thang around the UK with this one 🕺🏼💃🥰

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Ashley also broke her silence on the new romance, when she recently told the Daily Mail: “Yes, we are seeing each other.

“And now the show is done we can spend a bit more time together. We’re getting to know each other, and it’s nice.”

But although she finally admitted the relationship was flourishing, she wouldn’t go into any details, claiming that it’s “early days”.

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Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)

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