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Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice has revealed he’s had to pull out of dance numbers while on tour with Anton Du Beke after a painful injury.
The 32-year-old Italian dancer has appeared on the BBC One competition since 2015, lifting the glitterball trophy with EastEnders’ actress Rose Ayling-Ellis in 2021, and going on to win a Bafta TV award for their incredible silent dance.
He’s now on tour with Anton, but has faced a step back and is forced to pull out of upcoming performances due to an injury.
Giovanni took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the update with fans.
He said: ‘As you probably know, I’m on tour at the moment with Anton and doing one of the dances, I did twist my ankle on stage.
‘I’ve just been to the physio, and he advised to rest for a few weeks, which means I’m not going to be able to dance over the weekend.’
Giovanni Pernice shared an update with fans (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)
He went on: ‘I know a few people are coming, and I will still be there entertaining all of you with Anton, I’ll be singing along, but unfortunately, Anton will do the dancing bit.
‘This also means that I’m going to miss a few of the Strictly professional group numbers, butI just need to give some rest t my ankle.
‘And come back stronger for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing, which I’m really looking forward to.’
‘Sending lots of love to everyone out there, and yeah, stay strong,’ he signed off.
The Strictly pro was seen for the first time after revealing the injury (Picture: JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
He was seen wearing an ankle support (Picture: JAMES CURLEY AND MAGICMOMENTSUK)
Rose was amongst those sharing support in the comments, as the 28-year-old actress wrote: ‘Get well soon.’
A day after making the announcement, Giovanni was seen wearing an ankle support as he got out of a car.
He appeared to be in good spirits but the support could be seen as he walked towards the rehearsal studios.
This comes after Giovanni admitted he’s worried about burnout, and knows he can’t dance ‘forever’.
He told Spencer Matthews on his Big Fish podcast: ‘Money, is not a big deal, because unless you’re poor or you can’t eat, what changes if you’ve got £1 or £100? Yes, it makes life better but that’s not what life is about.
Rose Ayling-Ellis sent her wishes to her former dance partner in the comments (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)
‘For me, life is about achievement, goals, you want to be the best. You want to be different to anyone else, you don’t want to be a number, you want to be somebody people remember for what you do.’
However, despite being so career-driven, Giovanni is worried about burn-out.
Spencer asked: ‘You say that you work so much that you have a three-day holiday every year and on that holiday you get bored. Are you ever worried about burnout?’
Giovanni replied: ‘Physically yes, because obviously I can’t dance forever.’
He continued: ‘Dancing is like being a footballer, you don’t play football forever or dance forever.
‘But I know that have to ride the wave.
‘My legs are still going, my body is still going, so go for it Giovanni, you will rest when all of these things don’t work anymore.’
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One later this year.
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