Tasha Ghouri is making waves on this year's Strictly Come Dancing, wowing the judges and viewers with her fabulous performances and regularly topping the leaderboard with professional partner Aljaz Skorjanec.
The reality star, who made history as the first ever deaf contestant on Love Island, is happily loved up with boyfriend Andrew Le Page, whom she met on the show in 2022.
But what many people don't know is that Tasha previously dated a Strictly pro.
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Nearly three years ago, before she entered the Love Island villa, Tasha enjoyed a string of dates with Giovanni Pernice.
The Italian dancer, who left the show after Amanda Abbington complained about his behaviour, won Strictly in 2021 with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis.
Shortly after his win, he reached out to Tasha, who worked as a dancer prior to finding fame on Love Island. She and Giovanni enjoyed a few dates together, but their romance didn't last too long.
That summer, Tasha flew to Spain and found love with Andrew. The couple have gone from strength to strength since leaving Love Island and Andrew is often spotted supporting his girlfriend in the Strictly audience.
A source previously told MailOnline: "Their romance didn't progress because Giovanni was travelling a lot with the Strictly tour and Tasha was already involved with someone else.
"Giovanni was persistent when it came to Tasha. They have a lot in common, both being dancers, and he had just learned a lot about the deaf community performing with Rose on Strictly, who Tasha really admires.
"Tasha was impressed by how gentlemanly he was, taking her out to top London restaurants and offering to send cars to collect her, but she's independent and always made her own way to see him."
When she signed up to Strictly, Tasha told The Sun: "I've met up with him a few times, but that was years ago. We are not in touch now, this is like ancient history.
"I'm so happy with Andrew, and he's my future, so I don't want to talk about the past."
The TV star didn't have to worry about running into her former flame on Strictly as Giovanni made the decision to leave the show following the Amanda Abbington scandal.
The Sherlock actress made 16 allegations against Giovanni, six of which were upheld by the BBC. He has since moved back to his native Italy to compete on their version of Dancing with the Stars.
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