Has the Strictly curse struck again?
STRICTLY’S Faye Tozer hopes to wipe out the competition on the dancefloor, but her dance partner seems more focused on wiping cream off her face at a cosy lunch.
The Steps singer went out with Giovanni Pernice to celebrate her 43rd birthday earlier this week.
Faye, who has been happily married to IT specialist Michael Smith for nine years, enjoyed a gooey birthday cake before the Italian dancer footed the bill. Earlier the pair were seen in high spirits as they left a training session in Newcastle.
Giovanni, 28, has blasted rumours that he and Faye are more than friends.
It came after former Strictly pro dancer Gleb Savchenko hinted they “could have hooked up”. Giovanni insisted the claims were “utter rubbish”, adding: “This is total and utter nonsense.”