Strictly’s Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice leave rehearsals separately amid feud rumours
thesun.co.ukSTRICTLY Come Dancing star Richie Anderson and his pro partner Giovanni Pernice looked deep in thought as they left rehearsals separately yesterday.
Radio 2 host Richie was seen heading to lunch alone amid reports they have had a rocky start to the competition. Sources told how reigning champ Giovanni, 32, has struggled to get his points across to Richie who is “extremely over-excited” to be taking part.
One said: “The pair haven’t clicked. Richie is so swept up by the whole experience that he is talking 100 words a minute, and it can be hard for Giovanni. “He has told pals that Richie talks instead of listening during training, and it is frustrating.” But the source added that it was early days and they are still getting used to each other.
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