Giovanni Pernice has suffered a fresh blow to his personal life and is thought to have split from his girlfriend Molly Brown after an alleged string of heated rows due to the ongoing Strictly “abuse” investigation.
Pernice, 33 and Brown, 24, rekindled their romance earlier this year after dating for three weeks back in February, however, it seems the pair are no longer on good terms after removing all traces of one another on their social media.
It has been claimed that Pernice has been “under a lot of stress” and there have been a few arguments between them, especially since he quit Strictly Come Dancing in May following Amanda Abbington’s “bullying” accusations.
A source close to the couple told The Mirror: “Giovanni and Molly grew very close, very quickly, after they split up the first time and got back together.
“Their relationship has been pretty full on. But they have rowed again recently and it all came to a head earlier this week when they called it quits.
“Molly has been very supportive of Giovanni, but he has been under a lot of stress lately and that has taken its toll. It is not impossible they will try to give things another go once the dust has settled a little, after all, they have done that before.”
Giovanni Pernice and Molly Brown rekindled their romance earlier this year
GB News has contacted a representative for Giovanni Pernice for a comment.
The news of the couple split comes after Strictly-pro Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington also split due to the pressures of touring and spending too much time together.
After meeting on the show back in 2017, the couple began dating in 2021 and seemed happily in love – however, a source told The Sun: “It’s heartbreaking.
“Kai and Nadiya seemed like the most perfect couple and have been so, so blissfully in love. But the pressures of touring – being in each other’s space 24/7, and the stress of performing a sell-out show eventually took its toll.
Giovanni Pernice and Molly Brown allegedly split over rows due to the ongoing Strictly investigation
“After a tough few weeks, they sat down together and decided to call it quits. They remain incredibly close and are determined their split will not have any impact on the next series of Strictly – they remain consummate professionals, and nothing will change that.”
Bychkova is also said to be in talks with BBC bosses expressing her concerns for the show, with a source telling the Daily Mail: “Nadiya got in touch out of the blue and wanted to talk to the bosses.
“They are taking every single murmur of a complaint seriously now so she was immediately asked in. She has been on the show for some years so will have seen and lot and possibly also experienced unpleasant behaviour, she will have worked with many people.”
Nadiya’s complaints come off the back of Graziano Di Prima, 30, being the second Strictly professional to be axed from the reality series after claims of “abusive” behaviour.
Amanda Abbington kicked started the Strictly chaos when complaining about Giovanni Pernice
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The Italian dancer admitted through his spokesperson, Mark Borkowski, that he did kick partner Zara McDermott and told the BBC: “There is never a time when kicking, or any sense of that is right.
“And he knows that. He knows he’s made a mistake. He apologised at the time.
Borkowski said Di Prima didn’t remember the incident, however didn’t deny that a kick was involved and said the dancer knows that he “crossed the line”.
Di Prima did deny the reports that he spat on McDermott.