Giovanni Pernice has given his firm backing to his former Strictly Come Dancing partner Rose Ayling-Ellis, after she announced a huge new TV role.
It's been 18 months since Giovanni won the coveted Glitterball trophy on the BBC show, in the same year that then EastEnders star Rose made Strictly history as the first ever deaf contestant to take part. After wowing the judges and viewers at home and triumphing in the final, Giovanni and Rose then travelled the country on the Strictly tour, winning all but one of the audience votes, before going onto win a Must See Moment BAFTA for their pioneering Couple's Choice routine.
Since becoming a Strictly champion, Rose has quit her role as Frankie Carter in EastEnders and been nominated for an Olivier Award for her role in As You Like It. And now, having won plenty of praise for her guest appearance on Loose Women earlier this month, Rose has now been confirmed to be in the cast of new ITV drama - Code of Silence.
