Strictly's Giovanni Pernice gets sweet tattoo in tribute to 'champion' Rose Ayling-Ellis

Giovanni Pernice has had his 2021 Strictly Come Dancing win inked onto his skin.

The professional dancer, 32, championed the latest series alongside EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis - and he's paid tribute to their incredible win by getting a tattoo.

The Italian heartthrob unveiled a his Glitterball trophy ink on Instagram as he paid tribute to his amazing dance partner.

Giovanni shared a snap of the inside of his arm, which now features a tattoo of the highly-coveted gong alongside the date of his and Rose's incredible win.

We are the champions, we are the champions Rose," Giovanni penned alongside the sweet Instagram story.

Giovanni has shared his sweet tattoo tribute to Rose (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

The professional dancer unveiled his Glitterball trophy tattoo (giovannipernice/Instagram)

Giovanni's sweet tribute to EastEnders star Rose comes amid reports the pair 'can't keep their hands off one another' on the Strictly Come Dancing tour.

The 2021 champions looked closer than ever as they reunited on the dance floor ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing live tour.

The pair, who stormed to victory in December, are back in each other’s arms once again.

Giovanni and Rose were praised for their sizzling chemistry on and off the dancefloor, and the professional dancer even said the EastEnders star, who is deaf, had completely changed how he choreographed routines.

Giovanni and Rose championed Strictly last month (Getty Images)

The dance partners 'can't keep their hands off one another' one the Strictly tour (Getty Images)

Taking to the Strictly dancefloor for a dress run ahead of the live tour kicking off on Thursday, Giovanni and Rose looked delighted to be back together, and beamed at each other during a photocall on stage in Birmingham.

Wearing a gorgeous gold feathered jumpsuit and her hair in loose waves tumbling around her shoulders, Rose locked eyes with the Italian dance pro, as they held hands as she wrapped her leg around him.

Giovanni also shared a sweet video of himself and Rose larking about backstage ahead of the dress run, as he teased the actress.

"So yeah, dress run thing is going very well,” Rose told the camera as she stood behind her dance partner.

Giovanni and Rose have an incredibly close bond (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

The pair are currently taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing tour (Giovanni Pernice/Instagram)

“It's not a dress run ‘thing’. It's a dress run,” he replied.

The couple have kept in close contact since their history-making win in December, and were recently spotted on a cute dinner date in London.

Rose and Giovanni dined at Italian restaurant Gola in London, and were deep in conversation as they dined on delicious food and drank wine.