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You waltz some, Piers?

Strictly pro’s all-male challenge to presenter

- BY NICOLA METHVEN

STRICTLY’S Giovanni Pernice wants to partner Piers Morgan next year – so he can destroy his confidence.

The dance pro is doing well confidence in a week. People in the current show, with Good would say, ‘ Who is this man? Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh. What is that? Is it really Piers?’”

But he already has his eye on Ranvir, 43, who has been 2021 when he’d like to take on juggling her day job as the ITV Ranvir’s earlybird colleague in breakfast show’s political editor the first all-male pairing. with gruelling Strictly training,

Giovanni, 30, said: “I would agreed that getting outspoken love to dance with him, sexy Morgan into the ballroom was Piers. I would love to get down a great idea. with him on the dancefloor and She added: “I would love to see what he’s really made of. see that. Actually, it’s quite an

“I would destroy his exciting prospect – who’s going to lift who?” Two years ago, Morgan was rumoured to be among those being lined up for the BBC show. It led to his on-off pal Lord Alan Sugar pledging £25,000 to charity if he signed up.

He also promised to double it if Morgan made it past week five, saying he was “as agile as a pregnant donkey”. Morgan, 55, said he would only take part if BBC Breakfast rival Dan Walker signed up. It didn’t happen but Morgan and Anton Du Beke did wear sparkly jackets for an all-male dance in the GMB studio. In tomorrow’s quarterfin­als, Ranvir and Giovanni will perform a Viennese Waltz to a song from Waitress for musicals week.

 ??  ?? DESTROYER Giovanni Pernice
DESTROYER Giovanni Pernice
 ??  ?? OUTSPOKEN Piers Morgan
OUTSPOKEN Piers Morgan

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