Giovanni Pernice: The Strictly star at the heart of a storm

The Sicilian dancer has described himself as a ‘perfectionist’, while reports emerged in March that former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestants had met up to discuss their ‘difficult time’ working with him. Now, there is speculation that he has quit the series. Ellie Harrison looks back at the performer’s journey from Palermo to London, and his history on the BBC’s hit Saturday night show