Giovanni Pernice and Anton take to the stage on theatre tour After Giovanni Pernice was axed from Strictly Come Dancing , his co-star and judge on the show, Anton Du Beke has appeared to support him on social media. The pair are currently on tour together and on Friday evening, Giovanni, 33, took to his Instagram stories to tell his 1.1 million followers that the duo are performing at The Beck Theatre in Hayes.
In the short clip, the pair can be seen wearing matching white and black suits as they speak to the camera about where they were performing, before stepping to one side to reveal a massive audience behind them who erupted into applause. The Italian native's co-stars have relatively kept quiet about him not taking part in the next series and this is the first he's been spotted with one of his former colleagues. The two formed a close friendship while starring on the show together and went on to appear in a travel series called Anton and Giovanni's Adventures in Sicily followed by Anton and Giovanni's Adventures in Spain.
READ MORE: Strictly fans predict major change to show line-up after Giovanni Pernice's exit [LATEST] Anton Du Beke has backed Giovanni Pernice (Image: BBC) The BBC announced the line-up on Monday which will return this autumn with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman at the helm. The judging panel remains the same with Shirley Ballas as head judge alongside Anton, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel-Horwood The dancers who will return include Amy Dowden , who had m.