Giovanni Pernice leaves Strictly fans in tears with heartwarming message to Rose Ayling-Ellis

Rose Ayling-Ellis was on cloud nine after she accepted an award at the Visionary Honours Awards on Tuesday night. Despite finishing their commitments with Strictly Come Dancing, the actress wasn't too far from her dance partner Giovanni Pernice's thoughts.READ: Rose Ayling-Ellis makes touching comment about her time on StrictlyThe professional dancer, who is currently on his solo tour, took to Instagram Stories to share a heartfelt message alongside a photo of Rose with her gong.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice has revealed he keeps an adorable snap of his former BBC show dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis.The duo swiftly became one of the competition's most electrifying pairings ever and it was apparent early on they would go all the way to the final and win the Glitterball trophy. But, there were also some truly iconic moments between the dance partnership on the show – and they achieved some incredible series firsts, too.

Giovanni Pernice has made his return to the dancefloor following the conclusion of the Strictly Live Tour, but sadly he is without his Strictly partner Rose Ayling-Ells.MORE: Giovanni Pernice switches up partner from Rose Ayling-Ellis as Strictly tour endsThe Italian pro is embarking on his own nationwide tour, titled This Is Me, a show which will highlight the music and dances that have inspired the star throughout his career. Although Rose isn't present, the star will be dancing alongside a whole host of professional dancers that he has hand-picked to join him.

Rose Ayling-Ellis has heaped praise on her support system during her time on Strictly Come Dancing. The 27-year-old - who was partnered up with Giovanni Pernice - became the first deaf person to compete in, and win the show.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis leaves Strictly cast member in tears over iconic Giovanni Pernice danceDuring a chat with Deaf Talent Collective - a consultancy service "working with British deaf talent" - Rose confessed she was lucky to have interpreters and deaf awareness training all to hand.WATCH: Giovanni Pernice kisses Strictly partner Rose Ayling-Ellis"DTC supported me massively on Strictly," she said.

As the Strictly Come Dancing live tour has come to an end, Giovanni Pernice has set his sights on the next challenge of rehearsing for Burn The Floor. While he may have won the hit ITV dancing competition with EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis, it seems he's moved onto the next project with dancer Lauren Oakley.Taking to her Instagram stories, Lauren shared a black and white clip of herself dancing into a sitting Giovanni, 31, over which she wrote: "& today... Not long to go!!" with a red heart emoji.

Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis may no longer be on the Strictly Come Dancing tour bus, but the two stars are still keeping fans entertained with their antics.MORE: Strictly's Giovanni Pernice pens Rose Ayling-Ellis the sweetest message as they part waysOver the weekend, the professional dancer - who lifted the glitterball trophy in December - shared a hilarious clip of the two with food in their teeth.WATCH: Giovanni Pernice kisses Strictly partner Rose Ayling-EllisJoking that Rose may "kill him", Giovanni gave fans a sweet glimpse into one of their video calls whilst Christina Aguilera's iconic Beautiful song played in the background.MORE: Giovanni Pernice's deep connection and protectiveness over Rose Ayling-Ellis explainedREAD: Rose Ayling-Ellis holds 'deep affection' for Giovanni Pernice - expert discusses relationship"You probably will kill me for this @rose.a.e," he said alongside laughing face emojis before adding: "I am beautiful no matter what they say."Hours later, Giovanni revealed that he had gone on a "date" in London with his friend Aaron Rutigliano. "My date," he teased alongside a loved up emoji.

Giovanni Pernice is now preparing to kick off his next venture without his champion dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis. He shared a glimpse into the rehearsals for his This Is Me tour - and said: "Am who I'm meant to be."MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis leaves Strictly cast member in tears over iconic Giovanni Pernice danceThe message comes shortly after both he and Rose parted ways from their Strictly Come Dancing commitments having met back last summer.

Emily Atack enjoyed a steamy smooch with Strictly professional Giovanni Pernice during a raucous BRITs party, reports have claimed. It comes after MailOnline revealed on Tuesday that the lothario, 31, desperately tried to woo the TV presenter, 32, by gently caressing her face and holding her hand while partying together at London nightclub The Box on Tuesday. The pair were later seen kissing in the early hours of the morning, with party goers claiming that the they were 'all over each other', according to the Sun.

Rose Ayling-Ellis is continuing to win the hearts of the nation following her sensational win on Strictly Come Dancing in December.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis leaves Strictly cast member in tears over iconic Giovanni Pernice danceThe actress, who is currently on the live tour with Giovanni Pernice, is now teaming up with Comic Relief and TK Maxx to launch their incredible collection of T-shirts.WATCH: Strictly stars rally behind Rose Ayling-Ellis in heartwarming videoShowing her support, Rose rocked a lovely white tee which had the word, "Love," emblazoned across while slipping into another which features a tribute to Luke Christian, the founder of deaf Identity.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis makes honest remark about 'crazy' Strictly experienceREAD: Rose Ayling-Ellis holds 'deep affection' for Giovanni Pernice - expert discusses relationshipSpeaking about the collaboration, the actress exclusively told HELLO!: "It's been all-go recently, being part of Strictly Come Dancing and now being on the tour but I'm so glad I managed to take part in this year's TK Maxx campaign for Comic Relief."The T-shirts this year are just incredible, and include designs by Luke Christian from Deaf Identity. I'm so proud to wear Luke's designs and thrilled that they feature as part of the Red Nose Day collection."The collection has been pulled together by a collective of 11 awesome artists for Red Nose Day 2022, which takes place on 18 March.