Ashley Roberts addresses the Strictly curse and her relationship with Giovanni Pernice

She got this series' first score of 40

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 21st Nov 2018

This year's series of Strictly Come Dancing has had more than its fair share of scandal. So far, there's been THAT kiss between Seann Walsh and Katya Jones, Danny John-Jules' feud with former professional James Jordan or Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice's alluring photos, but suffice to say there's been a LOT going on in Strictly Come Dancing.

But whilst there was nothing going on with Faye, Giovanni, who previously dated his former Strictly partner, ex-Coronation Street actress Georgia May Foote, has been linked to fellow Strictly contestant Ashley Roberts, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls.

Although both of them denied the rumours, the speculation has persisted, and Ashley has now been forced to deny them yet again in an interview on This Morning. When presenter Phillip Schofield kept pushing, Ashley laughed off the rumours once again.

She said, "Giovanni and I are friends. I'm really focused on the show. I'm passionate about getting better. It's all about the dancefloor for me. We're just friends and I'm single."

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She also defended her place on the show after comments from viewers about her dance experience with the Pussycat Dolls, saying, "With the Pussycat Dolls it was a lot of booty pop, hip-hop dancing stuff which was over ten years ago. But this is such a different style of dance, I mean, the way that they transfer the weight and from the ankles to the knees to the shoulders.

"It’s so elegant and classy, and so precise. I mean, listen, I did have this dance experience but I am learning and I’m in the studio every week with Pash giving it my all."

Strictly Come Dancing continues this Saturday on BBC One at 6.50pm.

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