STRICTLY’S Giovanni Pernice blew nearly £1,000 on fruit machines in a dingy amusement arcade. The dancer , 33, is a regular at one dimly-lit venue, where he was pictured arriving at 9.45am this week — before moving on to a second nearby in West London.
The professional dancer was seen leaving dimly-lit Silver Time, where he is a regular punter, on Monday. He spent nearly an hour inside, pumping cash into his favourite gambling machines, before heading a few doors down to Admiral Casino. Sources told The Sun that Gio, who is at the centre of a bullying probe on the BBC dance show , spends hundreds of pounds in Silver Time in West London , and that he popped in three times last week.
He is thought to have lost £1,000 during his recent visits. An insider said: “Giovanni comes in quite often and at all times of the day, not just the morning. “He’d not been seen for a while but came in three times last week.
“He was spending up to £300 a time and he always plays on the same four fruit machines, betting £2 a spin. "Sometimes he loses, but he wins too. He never gets angry when he’s gambling and he’s always perfectly polite.
"Sometimes he’ll just come in to have a coffee and a quick bet, then go.” Gio was snapped wearing casual Dolce & Gabbana jogging bottoms and a white top with the logo “Made in Italy” across it as he emerged from Silver Time. At one point, he popped outside for a cig break before heading to the other slots shop, Admiral Casino, at 12 no.
