Rose Ayling-Ellis has shared a sweet message to her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice after he made a heartbreaking confession about feeling lonely while being a single man. EastEnders star Rose, 28, was partnered up with Giovanni, 32, on Strictly Come Dancing and later ended up winning the 2021 series. In his current BBC travel show Anton & Giovanni's Adventures in Sicily, which he stars in alongside Anton Du Beke, Giovanni bravely opened up about how he's feeling lonely.