FANS were left confused last night after Strictly couple Giovanni Pernice and Richie Anderson sit SEPARATELY on It Takes Two.
The pair – who dance together on the BBC competition – were separated during the show, while all the other celebrities sat side-by-side with their professional partners.
The pair were seen sitting apart from each other on the show
Giovanni and Richie have previously hit out against rumours of a feud
Viewers of Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two thought they spotted tension between Giovanni, 32, and Richie, 34, on Monday.
Despite being placed next to each other, two men were given their own armchairs, while Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington had snuggled up on the sofa just minutes before.
The pair discussed their dance over the weekend – after scoring an incredible 32 points from the judges after a “long week”.
Fans felt something was off between the pair, suggesting that Giovanni looked “out of sorts” during their interview.
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“Why are Giovanni and Richie on separate seats when Kaye and Kai were on a sofa? He looks a bit out of sorts?” one wrote on Twitter.
Another chimed in to agree: “I don’t think Giovanni’s very happy with Richie as a partner on It Takes Two.”
It comes after Giovanni was forced to deny the pair were not getting along behind the scenes last week.
Speaking on the spin off show IT Takes Two, Gio looked straight into the camera and said: “There is no problem between us, we are having a good time. Forget about what you’re writing, it’s not true.”
Richie Anderson has also spoken out amid talk it hasn’t clicked yet with partner – hitting back it was not true.
Richie shared a video of their first live performance, a Cha Cha Cha to I’m Your Man by Wham and said: “A moment I’ll never forget and so lucky I got to share it with Giovanni.
“Thank you Gio for being the best teacher over the past fortnight.”
The Celeb Report revealed Richie and Gio have suffered a rocky start behind the scenes on the BBC dance competition.
Sources told how reigning champ Giovanni, 32, has struggled to get his points across to Radio 2 host Richie who is “extremely over-excited” to be taking part.
