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Strictly’s Ashley Roberts shares first pic with Giovanni Pernice after confirming romance

They are currently on the Strictly Live tour

Ashley Roberts has finally made her relationship with Giovanni Pernice Instagram official.

The lovebirds, who met on last year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing, confirmed they were an item earlier this month.

Ashley, 37, shared a snap to Instagram on Thursday showing herself and dancer Giovanni backstage at the Strictly tour.

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

A post shared by ASHLEY ROBERTS (@iamashleyroberts) on

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The snap sees Giovanni, 28, pouting to the camera as he cuddled up to Ashley.

Pussycat Doll Ashley captioned the post: “Shaking that thang around the UK with this one.”

Fans couldn’t get enough of the picture with one person commenting: “Gorgeous couple!”

Another wrote: “What a perfect match… stay happy,” while a third said: “The cutest couple in the entire universe.”

Ashley Roberts Giovanni Pernice Instagram @pernicegiovann1
The pair reportedly fell for each other during Strictly last year (Credit: Instagram @pernicegiovanni1)

The pair are currently on the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour, where Giovanni is paired with Faye Tozer and Ashley is partnered with Pasha Kovalev.

Giovanni appeared to confirm their romance during an appearance on Lorraine earlier this month.

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 couple with co-stars Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell (Credit: Instagram @iamashleyroberts)

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.”

Giovanni Pernice on Lorraine
The pair’s romance is in the “early days” (Credit: ITV)

Read more: Ashley Roberts says Giovanni Pernice romance is “early days”

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)