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James Rodger & Ben Reid

BBC Strictly Come Dancing Giovanni Pernice spends Christmas with co-star Kai Widdrington

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star and winner Giovanni Pernice has revealed he spent Christmas with a co star.

Gio has shared snaps of him in Italy with fellow pro Kai Widdrington.

The pair, who are good friends, are fellow BBC Strictly Come Dancing pros.

Gio won the Glitterball Trophy this year with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling Ellis, Birmingham Live reports.

Kai, meanwhile, was paired up with AJ Odudu but failed to make the final due to pulling out through injury.

Johannes Radebe and John Whaite ended as runners up in the two horse race finale, after Nancy and Rhys Stephenson were eliminated in the semi final.

Kai and Gio are good pals and AJ joked during the series she had been replaced as a partner by the Italian.

AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington (BBC)

The pair first revealed they were living together when they began sharing hilarious videos on Instagram during the lockdown.

This week, AJ returned to social media with a fresh tribute to Kai, who is son of footballer Tommy.

She shared the touching message, as she wrote: “I loved watching @bbcstrictly Xmas Special & now I’m OBSESSED with the festive edit of our Waltz by @fayniandstitch.

“@kaiwidd’s waltz really is the gift that keeps on giving & I’m here for it.”

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