A favouritism row has reportedly broken out in the Strictly Coming Dancing camp ahead of the return of the hit BBC series. It follows claims that Giovanni Pernice has been chosen to partner celebrity Richie Anderson as a same-sex dance couple.
According to press reports, fellow professional dancers are said to be worried that Giovanni will sail through to the final due to the popularity of same-sex dancing, the Mirror reports. Rumours of who will be partnered with who have been swirling around in recent days.
Helen Skelton, Fleur East, Tony Adams and Matt Goss are some of the celebrities who will be competing for the 2022 glitterball. It has been reported that Giovanni - who won last series with soap actress Rose Ayling-Ellis - will be paired with Radio 2's Richie Anderson.
