Giovanni Pernice, a former Strictly star, is set to spend Christmas with his Italian dance partner Bianca Guaccero after they won the top prize in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing. The couple's victory was partly attributed to the support of UK fans, and Guaccero's mother has expressed her approval of their relationship.
Former Strictly star Giovanni Pernice is spending Christmas with his Italian dance partner Bianca Guaccero after they won the top prize in the country's version of the popular dance show. It comes after Giovanni, 34, vowed to marry divorced mother-of-one Bianca, 43, after they landed the top spot - thanks in part to die-hard fans voting from the UK. Bianca's mother, Rosaria Salierno, has also given her approval to their budding relationship, saying she would 'love to have him as a son-in-law'.
Speaking to Italian media after Saturday night's win Bianca said: 'Giovanni will be with us at Christmas, in Bitonto (her home town in southern Italy) all together. He will meet my big fat family from Puglia. It's a bit like the acid test: if he gets through Christmas, he's won.' When asked what type of person Giovanni was and how much love played a part in their win on Ballando Con Le Stelle, Bianca said: 'A lot. The sentimental union between me and Giovanni gave an extra depth to the work. But it wasn't easy to manage the two levels. If we didn't agree on an aspect of the dance, we were angry maybe for a whole day.' The two met when he joined the Italian dance show, Ballando con le Stelle, earlier this year. Bianca added: 'I've had great loves, and from one of them (the director Dario Acocella) in 2014 my daughter was born. But beyond my husband, there were troubled, unhealthy loves, which changed me and made me more cynical. By now I was convinced that I didn't have the lucky star of love. Giovanni is a very demanding person, but he gives a lot of himself and puts you first. I'm like him, I always put my partner first and we understand each other in this way.
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