Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice reportedly had a profile 'on dating applications' before he broke up with Maura Higgins.
The professional dancer and the former Love Island star had only gone Instagram official with their romance in July this year following weeks of secret dates.
Their relationship wasn't long-lasting as fans spotted that the two deleted all traces of each other from their Instagram pages.
According to The Sun, Giovanni's profile was seen on the celebrity dating app Raya at the beginning of the month.
The source explained: "Giovanni’s profile was on Raya while he was still very much with Maura. It does not state he is just looking for friendship.
"It is clearly for dates and it will be another blow to Maura. Gio said he wasn’t actively using the app but it only takes two seconds to delete."
The dancer's reps said: "Giovanni became a member of Raya years ago and his original profile remained on the site. He categorically was not using Raya whilst in a relationship."
It was reported recently that Maura was left 'absolutely devastated' after Giovanni broke up with her.
"It's all over for now. Maura's absolutely devastated, it appears the Strictly curse has struck again," a source told The Sun.
"Pals are hoping that they can patch things up. But only time will tell whether Giovanni's got the time.
"He's been working 24/7 on the show practising with celeb partner Rose, and they've become really good friends. He's even been learning sign language, showing it off on social media."
With the stress that comes with working on Strictly, it was rumoured that Maura couldn't handle his time on the show.
The former couple got together just two months after Maura’s split from ex-boyfriend Christopher Taylor. Before that, she dated her Love Island co-star Curtis Pritchard.
Many fans had been wondering if the Strictly curse was the reason behind Giovanni and Maura's break-up.
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Rose and Giovanni have been insisting the whole way through that they are just friends and dance partners, especially as when the series first began, they were both in relationships.
EastEnders actress Rose has been with her boyfriend Sam, who is also deaf, for seven years.
A source told OK! their split was all down to Giovanni's Strictly stint.
"Strictly is such hard work and all your time is taken up with the show, so Maura wasn’t given much of his time," they said.
"Sadly, the writing was written on the wall.
"Giovanni wants to win the show. He’s got such an amazing bond with Rose and Maura couldn’t handle it."
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