Hamza Yassin reportedly unfollowed Giovanni Pernice after the professional dancer allegedly started an affair with Hamza’s dance partner Jowita Przystal.
According to sources, the wildlife expert, 32, who was crowned this year’s winner, has a “crush” on Jowita, 28, after becoming close during their time on the show.
Oh darling! Hamza Yassin reportedly unfollowed Giovanni Pernice after the professional dancer allegedly started an affair with Hamza’s dance partner Jowita Przystal.
Hamza now seems to have unfollowed Giovanni after the news broke, but still follows Jowita.
According to SunHamza had previously followed Giovanni until this week.
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Jowita’s budding relationship with 32-year-old Giovanni is said to have dealt a severe blow to Hamza, who “fell head over heels in love with her”.
Heartbroken: And the Strictly Come Dancing star is said to be “quietly devastated” by Jowita’s blossoming romance with Giovanni
Unfollow: Hamza now appears to have unfollowed Giovanni after the news broke, but still follows Jowita.
“Hamza and Jowita became very close and quite touchy at times, obviously their closeness really helped when it came to winning the trophy,” a source said. Sun.
“But even though Jowita thinks of him a lot, she refrained from anything romantic and kept him a bit away.
“When it became clear that she was involved with Giovanni, the reason for that became clear. But while Hamza wants her to be happy, he was quietly devastated.
Hopeful: According to sources, the wildlife expert, 32, who was crowned this year’s winner, had a “crunch” on Jowita, 28, after getting close during their time on the show
After winning Strictly, the BBC star gushed about Jowita, describing her as an “angel”.
He said: ‘Words cannot describe how I feel. I want to thank one person in particular: Jowita, you are an angel disguised as a human being. That’s what you are, you’re amazing.
Thank you all for voting for us. This is the best thing that has ever happened to me.
Sizzling chemistry: Strict champion Jowita, 28, is said to be secretly dating Giovanni (the pair starred on the series together in October, above)
After the series ended, reports surfaced claiming that reigning Strictly Champion Jowita was secretly dating fellow pro Giovanni.
Jowita was reportedly caught kissing fellow professional dancer Giovanni backstage during filming.
Sun has claimed the steamy couple is the BBC series’ “worst kept secret” after they openly flirted at a recent party.
Polish beauty Jowita joined the cast of Strictly last year and has performed in group dances.
Moving On: Jowita recently split from her long-term boyfriend, dancer Michael Danilczuk (pictured together)
She was paired with a celebrity for the first time this year, while Giovanni has starred on the show since 2015.
A source told the publication: “She and Gio are the worst kept secret, but they make a great couple.”
“While they both insisted they were single, the couple’s chemistry was ridiculous, and they were caught making out in the hallways. Crew even saw them kissing in the production office.
However, they make a great couple and have been pretty much inseparable over the past few weeks.
“Jowita, especially, wanted to keep things under wraps so she could focus on Hamza and not be distracted from the competition.”
The source added that Giovanni and Jowita went public with their romance at Gio’s friend Chelsea star Jorginho’s birthday dinner, where they openly flirted after weeks of keeping their romance a secret.
Jowita recently split from her long-term boyfriend, fellow dancer Michael Danilczuk.
Exes: Giovanni’s last relationship was with Love Island star Maura Higgins, from whom he split in October last year.