The outing comes as Strictly's head judge Shirley Ballas, 63, defended him, calling him a 'perfect gentleman', amid his shock exit from BBC show amid workplace misconduct probe. Giovanni, 33, visited Silver Time Casino as well as Admiral Casino and Slots, before nipping into Paul's Bakery for a pastry, which he ate out of a brown paper bag. Clearly stressed by all that has been going on in his professional life, he could be seen chain smoking throughout his visit.

Giovanni was easy to spot wearing a Dolce And Gabbana 'Made In Italy' T-shirt which he teamed with tracksuit bottoms and trainers by the same fashion brand. Giovanni Pernice looked stressed as he broke his strict pro dancer regime as he visited two casinos, chain smoked and tucked into a pastry following his shock Strictly exit Giovanni, 33, visited Silver Time Casino as well as Admiral Casino and Slots, before nipping into Paul's Bakery for a pastry, which he ate out of a brown paper bag Clearly stressed by all that has been going on, he could be seen chain smoking throughout the day Giovanni was easy to spot wearing a Dolce And Gabbana 'Made In Italy ' top which he teamed with tracksuit bottoms and trainers by the same fashion brand For weeks executives have been investigating claims that Giovanni behaved 'abrasively' to his celebrity partner, Amanda Abbington. Shirley has hailed Giovanni saying they socialise outside of work and she has only had positive experiences with him.

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