Still working hard, Bruno? Strictly judge’s 2 nights of partying with hunky model pal
‘Too busy’ Bruno misses his first ever Strictly From Saturday’s Mail
AS a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, he loves to see sensual, spicy routines.
And it seems Bruno Tonioli has found his own red-hot dancing partner – a British male model more than 30 years his junior with whom he has been seen partying two nights in a row.
Bruno, 61, missed Strictly for the first time in 13 years on Saturday due to ‘work commitments’ – he juggles the BBC1 show with appearances on Dancing With The Stars in Los Angeles.
But the judge seems to be rather enjoying his Hollywood lifestyle.
On Monday the flamboyant Italian was seen climbing into his Mustang sports car with Matt Law, 29.
And just 24 hours later, Tonioli – who has been accused of being ‘tired’ and ‘tetchy’ as a result of his hectic transatlantic work schedule – was pictured partying again with friends including 6ft Mr Law, who has been lauded by Gay Times magazine for his ‘perfectly sculpted’ body and who has shot topless campaigns for BT alongside actress Rebel Wilson.
His social media pages show him travelling the world and posing in his Speedos in luxury resorts.
Mr Law, from Truro, Cornwall, and Tonioli have been pictured together before, including on holiday.
Tonioli’s Instagram page is littered with pictures of the pair, including enjoying intimate meals with friends on Mykonos.
Commenting on one picture taken on the Greek island, TV presenter Lizzie Cundy – who was with Tonioli and Mr Law in Los Angeles on Tuesday night – wrote: ‘Looking good! Give the handsome beast Matt Law a kiss from me.’
Tonioli usually flies to the US on a Sunday to film Dancing With The Stars on Monday and returns to the UK midweek to watch Strictly rehearsals on Friday and film the live shows on Saturday.
His representative said the star’s nights out with friends were ‘normal’ and the week away from Strictly was planned. Tonioli and Mr Law are not in a relationship and are ‘just friends, she added.
Tonioli is due back on Strictly this Saturday. But his fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood revealed that the excitable Italian is struggling to juggle his demanding work schedule.
Writing in Woman magazine, Revel Horwood said: ‘Bruno is starting to get tetchy with the flying back and forth to America.
‘He wasn’t on the show last week because he stayed in America, but it was always the plan. I couldn’t do all that travelling.’