Laura Whitmore has spoken about the constant whispers surrounding her dance partner, Giovanni, on Strictly Come Dancing.
She says that the rumours of a possible romance between the two of them has made her self-conscious and has even affected her dancing.
We’ve all heard of the Strictly curse which has affected contestants in the past who entered the competition as a singleton and left dating their dance partner. To make matters worse for the rumour mill surrounding Laura and Giovanni, he only recently broke up with Georgia May Foote, a close friend of Laura’s.
Speaking about the rumours she told the Daily Mail, “It has definitely affected my dancing. I’m so self-conscious I haven’t allowed myself to develop a proper partnership with Giovanni. He’s aware of it and so am I, but I keep holding back.”
She added, “My relationship with Giovanni is completely professional. That’s all I ever want it to be. When all this happened, he called me and told me not to let any of it get to me.”
Speaking openly about her love life she said, “To be honest, he’s far too young for me and even though I’m single, I’m still going on a couple of dates when I have the time – but not with Giovanni.”
