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Giovanni Pernice Appreciation Thread
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issfan
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by soap__lover:
“hey everyone

is anyone here going to the Strictly tour? I'm going to the last show at the o2, really looking forward to it. My seats are really high up though (4th tier) so I think I might have a really rubbish view which is a shame as I really want to see Gio properly”

I am going to see the Strictly tour in Glasgow. Much smaller than some of the other venues so you are closer. Last year in the opening number Gio danced right in front of us and I wasn't even a fan then. Bet that doesn't happen this year.
ruby-tuesday
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by jivingmissdaisy:
“The eyes have it

Another lovely pic to start the year off. This photo shoot has certainly produced some good ones ”

gorgeous ..... another one for the calendar

Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“And another funny thing... the GG thread bought Gio a gift to celebrate the start of Strictly 2016. (At roughly the same time as sending a lovely gift to Georgia for the opening of Breakfast at TIffany's). Now.. I think that Gio's gift was... a hamper from Carluccio's.

And that bedside table.. looks to me like... a red hamper from Carluccio's.
”

hello, yes, it was a hamper from Carluccios, bought for his birthday on September 5th

Originally Posted by Huph:
“I bit disappointed Gio came in at number 9 on the favourite pro of the year but I suppose it was to be expected after everything that happened last year. Onwards and upwards this year ”

he's number one as far as I'm concerned
LadyLavender
03-01-2017
Glad to hear that we will have some thread reports from the Strictly tour... I don't think I am going to make it to Wembley this year - would have been the best venue for me. I haven't quite given up hope yet as it would mean no Ed Balls and Katya - almost worth it without a bit of Gio in the troupe! I think the smaller venues on the Dance is Life tour are just going to offer so much more opportunity to really see the dancing..

I remember last year, even with quite a good seat at Wembley, I found that quite often I had to look at the big screens to catch the detail. Definitely a great night last year that I really enjoyed though

Ore Oduba (currently on an envy-enducing holiday in Malaysia..) tweeted that he was making the most of it before pro rehearsals start 'next week' - so I think Issfan was right. Might mean a few more pictures on Instagram - something to look out for.
LadyLavender
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by ruby-tuesday:
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hello, yes, it was a hamper from Carluccios, bought for his birthday on September 5th

he's number one as far as I'm concerned ”

Ruby.. glad I wasn't going completely mad when I spotted that Carluccio's box yesterday ...

And Gio is number one pro for me as well.
issfan
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“Glad to hear that we will have some thread reports from the Strictly tour... I don't think I am going to make it to Wembley this year - would have been the best venue for me. I haven't quite given up hope yet as it would mean no Ed Balls and Katya - almost worth it without a bit of Gio in the troupe! I think the smaller venues on the Dance is Life tour are just going to offer so much more opportunity to really see the dancing..

I remember last year, even with quite a good seat at Wembley, I found that quite often I had to look at the big screens to catch the detail. Definitely a great night last year that I really enjoyed though

Ore Oduba (currently on an envy-enducing holiday in Malaysia..) tweeted that he was making the most of it before pro rehearsals start 'next week' - so I think Issfan was right. Might mean a few more pictures on Instagram - something to look out for.”

Gorka is back in the U.K. I think he may have started rehearsing with Lesley for their routines as he put a clip of his dance shoes after a clip of train journey. I guess he was travelling to where Lesley lives.

Daisy has caught up with Aljaz and Jeanette in Miami. Perhaps they are also doing a bit training there so that Aljaz can extend his holiday.
LadyLavender
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“Gorka is back in the U.K. I think he may have started rehearsing with Lesley for their routines as he put a clip of his dance shoes after a clip of train journey. I guess he was travelling to where Lesley lives.

Daisy has caught up with Aljaz and Jeanette in Miami. Perhaps they are also doing a bit training there so that Aljaz can extend his holiday.”

The amazing Lesley Joseph is doing Panto twice a day until Saturday 14th... in Plymouth! So I think.. you might be right there. Gorka was on a First Great Western train.. and admiring the coastline from the window. Maybe he is rehearsing in the mornings with Lesley? She is just an incredible bundle of energy, that lady.

I have no idea what the paparazzi on Miami Beach will do once Jeanette, Alijaz and Daisy stop walking around in their swimwear and come back to London to rehearse....

I looked at some of those pictures - and concluded that it might, just possibly, be time for me to step away from the biscuit tin
issfan
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“The amazing Lesley Joseph is doing Panto twice a day until Saturday 14th... in Plymouth! So I think.. you might be right there. Gorka was on a First Great Western train.. and admiring the coastline from the window. Maybe he is rehearsing in the mornings with Lesley? She is just an incredible bundle of energy, that lady.

I have no idea what the paparazzi on Miami Beach will do once Jeanette, Alijaz and Daisy stop walking around in their swimwear and come back to London to rehearse....

I looked at some of those pictures - and concluded that it might, just possibly, be time for me to step away from the biscuit tin ”

Me too LadyLavender. Time to padlock the biscuit tin and throw away the key.

I forgot Lesley was still in panto. She really is amazing. How I envy her energy.

I think Jeanette, Aljaz and Daisy will be on the move this weekend if not before.

Have just heard ' I'm on top of the World' playing during an advert. It was the music they played during Laura and Giovanni's VT when they danced at the top of the O2. Probably my favourite VT.
LadyLavender
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“Me too LadyLavender. Time to padlock the biscuit tin and throw away the key.

I forgot Lesley was still in panto. She really is amazing. How I envy her energy.

I think Jeanette, Aljaz and Daisy will be on the move this weekend if not before.


Have just heard ' I'm on top of the World' playing during an advert. It was the music they played during Laura and Giovanni's VT when they danced at the top of the O2. Probably my favourite VT.”

Lesley must have been Strictly's biggest ever 'Ringah' with her 50 years plus showbiz experience. She was fabulous - I loved her telling Zoe that it only took her an hour to learn the routines that Anton choreo'd for her (immediately after one of the other celebs had been bleating about how difficult it all was). Which is probably very true (for Lesley) after all her years on stage. Anton adored her too. More Lesley-type contestants next year please

Jason Gilkison is currently in Stockholm in heavy snow.... everyone will have jetlag or plane flu or both if they kick off on Monday.
LadyLavender
03-01-2017
https://twitter.com/pernicegiovann1/...75511035219968

Oooooh.... Gio says starting tomorrow

(Must be a LOT of people on planes then )
issfan
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“Lesley must have been Strictly's biggest ever 'Ringah' with her 50 years plus showbiz experience. She was fabulous - I loved her telling Zoe that it only took her an hour to learn the routines that Anton choreo'd for her (immediately after one of the other celebs had been bleating about how difficult it all was). Which is probably very true (for Lesley) after all her years on stage. Anton adored her too. More Lesley-type contestants next year please

Jason Gilkison is currently in Stockholm in heavy snow.... everyone will have jetlag or plane flu or both if they kick off on Monday.”

I loved Lesley's partnership with Anton. Personally I enjoy when he is partnered with the 'more mature' ladies who are probably unlikely to win but for sure entertain us. Matt Cutler won with Alesha Dixon but he actually said his favourite partner was Christine Blakey. He said he knew that she couldn't win but together they just enjoyed the dancing each week. I think that is probably true of Lesley and Anton.

Monday am could be interesting if that is D Day. Gio should be ok not that we know what he is up to. Probably hard at work plannng for his future projects but we don't really know.
issfan
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“https://twitter.com/pernicegiovann1/...75511035219968

Oooooh.... Gio says starting tomorrow

(Must be a LOT of people on planes then )”

Maybe we should camp out at Heathrow.
LadyLavender
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“I loved Lesley's partnership with Anton. Personally I enjoy when he is partnered with the 'more mature' ladies who are probably unlikely to win but for sure entertain us. Matt Cutler won with Alesha Dixon but he actually said his favourite partner was Christine Blakey. He said he knew that she couldn't win but together they just enjoyed the dancing each week. I think that is probably true of Lesley and Anton.

Monday am could be interesting if that is D Day. Gio should be ok not that we know what he is up to. Probably hard at work plannng for his future projects but we don't really know.”

Lesley for me was pretty much perfect - she was tremendously entertaining but also had the ability to perform the routines that Anton put together. And he had to work hard to keep up with her which kind of delighted me - I loved seeing Anton working hard AND enjoying himself.

I think, for me, Lesley and Ed Balls are the type of contestants that I love taking part in the show - they worked hard, performed and definitely delivered complete routines. And were very entertaining. I am not so keen on the utterly hopeless contestant that can't, in all honesty, grasp a routine at all (I am thinking like Iwan, the sprinter, last year - who was a bit of a let down). I do like a tryer.

And I also agree with Matt C, and you, that it really helps if they celebrities look as if they are enjoying themselves a bit.

Gio is sounding very upbeat about 2017 - fantastic.
LadyLavender
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“Maybe we should camp out at Heathrow. ”

You can guarantee that if Daisy, Alijaz and Jeanette are on the same plane.. the Daily Fail will have the pictures..

Let's see what tomorrow brings. I really cannot believe that Strictly tour rehearsals have come round again so soon.
issfan
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“Lesley for me was pretty much perfect - she was tremendously entertaining but also had the ability to perform the routines that Anton put together. And he had to work hard to keep up with her which kind of delighted me - I loved seeing Anton working hard AND enjoying himself.

I think, for me, Lesley and Ed Balls are the type of contestants that I love taking part in the show - they worked hard, performed and definitely delivered complete routines. And were very entertaining. I am not so keen on the utterly hopeless contestant that can't, in all honesty, grasp a routine at all (I am thinking like Iwan, the sprinter, last year - who was a bit of a let down). I do like a tryer.

And I also agree with Matt C, and you, that it really helps if they celebrities look as if they are enjoying themselves a bit.

Gio is sounding very upbeat about 2017 - fantastic.”

I agree watching someone who is likely to regularly forget the routine is stressful. I loved Anton's partnership with a Judy Murray off the dance floor but she was one who had problems on the dance floor. Anton and Judy got on famously and he gets a good seat at Wimbledon every year so still benefitting from that partnership.

Loving Gio's optimism for the year ahead. I really hope it is a good one for him. You can tell how much he loves dancing. His face says it all when he is performing. I can't wait to see him in his own show. He is at his best when he is doing proper routines. Then you can see what a fantastic dancer he is. Lots of people can do the rushing around in funny costumes type.
soap__lover
03-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
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I have no idea what the paparazzi on Miami Beach will do once Jeanette, Alijaz and Daisy stop walking around in their swimwear and come back to London to rehearse.... ”

they do seem to love them don't they! I must have seen articles on at least 4 different occasions on the at the beach .

I do think it's lovely though that they've been able to meet up again and have fun together - they all seem like great friends
LadyLavender
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
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Loving Gio's optimism for the year ahead. I really hope it is a good one for him. You can tell how much he loves dancing. His face says it all when he is performing. I can't wait to see him in his own show. He is at his best when he is doing proper routines. Then you can see what a fantastic dancer he is. Lots of people can do the rushing around in funny costumes type.”

Optimism is absolutely the right way to go - I think he will have a good year, with lots of opportunities to dance to the level that he has trained for, pretty much, all his life. The Dance is Life tour is going to be a huge achievement - but also a big, big challenge. And I get the feeling that he likes a bit of a challenge.

I have a feeling that one of Gio's New Year's resolutions was to embrace social media a bit more - he is actually getting onto Twitter a bit rather than just hitting the retweets.
LadyLavender
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by soap__lover:
“ they do seem to love them don't they! I must have seen articles on at least 4 different occasions on the at the beach .

I do think it's lovely though that they've been able to meet up again and have fun together - they all seem like great friends”

The friendship must help tremendously as they will be spending so much time together on tour - it's great to come out of Strictly with a new group of friends.

Miami Beach has resident paparazzi so it's a great place to go if you want a few pictures in the paper.
issfan
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“Optimism is absolutely the right way to go - I think he will have a good year, with lots of opportunities to dance to the level that he has trained for, pretty much, all his life. The Dance is Life tour is going to be a huge achievement - but also a big, big challenge. And I get the feeling that he likes a bit of a challenge.

I have a feeling that one of Gio's New Year's resolutions was to embrace social media a bit more - he is actually getting onto Twitter a bit rather than just hitting the retweets.”

Yes it will be a challenge for him. I hope he has a good team helping him through his first tour. Certainly social media will help keep his profile raised once the Strictly tour is finished. Possibly he has had some advice from his fellow pros who already done tours too.

It is Craig's birthday today. Richard's tweet suggests that rehearsals for the tour are to begin soon but no clue to when exactly. Hope the shirts in this routine will never see the light of day again. Not my favourite outfit for the male pros.


https://twitter.com/richardbbc/statu...14225938366465

I wonder if any of the pros will tweet pictures. Jeanette is pretty good at keeping everyone informed. Watch and learn Gio
LadyLavender
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“Yes it will be a challenge for him. I hope he has a good team helping him through his first tour. Certainly social media will help keep his profile raised once the Strictly tour is finished. Possibly he has had some advice from his fellow pros who already done tours too.

It is Craig's birthday today. Richard's tweet suggests that rehearsals for the tour are to begin soon but no clue to when exactly. Hope the shirts in this routine will never see the light of day again. Not my favourite outfit for the male pros.


https://twitter.com/richardbbc/statu...14225938366465

I wonder if any of the pros will tweet pictures. Jeanette is pretty good at keeping everyone informed. Watch and learn Gio ”

Happy Birthday Craig RH! 21 again no doubt

Oh yes... hideous flashback to Those Purple Paisley shirts... I mean, Gio looks good in most things.. but they were.. ummm... challenging. Mind you, better than the awful 1920s bathing costumes

I think rehearsals for the Strictly tour will kick off next week - too many people still out of the country at the moment.

The team supporting his tour seem to be getting on with it and I guess they have a good grip of what is needed from promoting Ian Waite's tour.

It's a little bit easier for Jeanette and Alijaz as they are dancing in a production, Remembering Fred, rather than marketing their own dance show - but I kind of think that they have a share of some sort in the show as Jeanette is doing tremendously well in letting people know about it. As you say, something for Gio to take a look at and learn from. Full of admiration for anyone attempting this in their second language - what a challenge.
jivingmissdaisy
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“Yes it will be a challenge for him. I hope he has a good team helping him through his first tour. Certainly social media will help keep his profile raised once the Strictly tour is finished. Possibly he has had some advice from his fellow pros who already done tours too.

It is Craig's birthday today. Richard's tweet suggests that rehearsals for the tour are to begin soon but no clue to when exactly. Hope the shirts in this routine will never see the light of day again. Not my favourite outfit for the male pros.


https://twitter.com/richardbbc/statu...14225938366465

I wonder if any of the pros will tweet pictures. Jeanette is pretty good at keeping everyone informed. Watch and learn Gio ”

Haha those shirts weren't the best were they?

As Neil is doing the Tour I reckon there'll be no shortage of coverage..! The male pros in particular seem a really close bunch, I think there will be a lot of fun had.

I also noticed that the guy who organises the chilli fiesta (among other things) tweeted Gio yesterday, so will keep an eye on that one
issfan
04-01-2017
Laura has tweeted about Strictly being nominated for a National Television Award. Hope everyone has voted.

https://twitter.com/thewhitmore/stat...57561944522754

This is probably my favourite photo Laura during her time on Strictly.
issfan
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by LadyLavender:
“Happy Birthday Craig RH! 21 again no doubt

Oh yes... hideous flashback to Those Purple Paisley shirts... I mean, Gio looks good in most things.. but they were.. ummm... challenging. Mind you, better than the awful 1920s bathing costumes

I think rehearsals for the Strictly tour will kick off next week - too many people still out of the country at the moment.

The team supporting his tour seem to be getting on with it and I guess they have a good grip of what is needed from promoting Ian Waite's tour.

It's a little bit easier for Jeanette and Alijaz as they are dancing in a production, Remembering Fred, rather than marketing their own dance show - but I kind of think that they have a share of some sort in the show as Jeanette is doing tremendously well in letting people know about it. As you say, something for Gio to take a look at and learn from. Full of admiration for anyone attempting this in their second language - what a challenge. ”

Brendan does quite a lot f talking between routines. I don't always think he is totally relaxed about doing it but at least he makes contact with the audience that way. I wonder if Gio will follow his example. An extra challenge in a foreign language for him.

I think I will resist commenting on those bathing suits.

People in Scotland also had to watch Craig dancing in that routine in a kilt.
Huph
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“Brendan does quite a lot f talking between routines. I don't always think he is totally relaxed about doing it but at least he makes contact with the audience that way. I wonder if Gio will follow his example. An extra challenge in a foreign language for him.

I think I will resist commenting on those bathing suits.

People in Scotland also had to watch Craig dancing in that routine in a kilt. ”



I was at the Glasgow show and remember it well
issfan
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by Huph:
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I was at the Glasgow show and remember it well ”

I wonder what Craig 'treat ' will be in store for Scotland this year. No doubt his kilt will make an appearance again.
jivingmissdaisy
04-01-2017
Originally Posted by issfan:
“Brendan does quite a lot f talking between routines. I don't always think he is totally relaxed about doing it but at least he makes contact with the audience that way. I wonder if Gio will follow his example. An extra challenge in a foreign language for him.

I think I will resist commenting on those bathing suits.

People in Scotland also had to watch Craig dancing in that routine in a kilt. ”

On the other hand, he can always say 'non capisco' if he doesn't want to answer something

We were spared 'the kilt' at Wembley. Hope there weren't any overhead lifts
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