Strictly Come Dancing stars Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice have reunited for a new TV adventure in Spain set to air on the BBC next year.
The dancing duo announced news of their “epic road trip” on social media today, sharing a photograph of the pair sat in a laundry room appearing to be naked, while wearing matching shoes and holding newspapers to protect their apparent modesty.
It follows the success of their debut TV feature Anton & Giovanni’s Adventures In Sicily, which saw the pair explore the island where the latter was born and lived until he was 14 before he landed a place at a prestigious dance school in Bologna and went on to join the cast of Strictly in 2015.
The announcement of the new series coincided with the 33rd birthday of professional dancer Giovanni – who recently twisted his ankle while on tour and will miss a few group dances in the upcoming series of Strictly – and who shared their naked picture on Instagram.
“Happy bday to me (33) and what better way to celebrate than by sharing this news with you all!!" he captioned the snap. “Me and my best friend just got back from filming another adventure .. and this time it is in Spain !! Here is to us stopping to do some laundry.
“I genuinely can’t wait for you to watch it .. coming to you next year on @bbcone and @bbciplayer.”
The three-part series – which is due to air on the BBC in 2024 – will see the pair pack their passports and head for Spain, with Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton introducing Giovanni to the country where he spent his school summer holidays residing with his Spanish family in the north of the country.
Anton, 57 – who earlier today claimed becoming a dad at 57 was "the best thing" – also shared a similar rib-tickling nude photo on Instagram, captioning it: "Birthday suits for the birthday boy!!
"Very many happy returns to @giovannipernice …33 today – clearly we could almost be twins! Anton XX #laundryday #adventuresinspain #happy birthday #giovannipernice".
Prior to his gushing birthday tribute, Anton posted a trailer of the new series to his social media account captioning it: “My loves, it is such a treat for me to be able to take my dear friend Giovanni to a country that I hold so close to my heart.
“What a joy it is to be able to share this marvellously jovial jaunt with both Gio and all the wonderful viewers watching at home. Magnifico!”
His social media post came after sharing an image of him wrapping up filming the series, which he said had taken the pair abroad for three weeks, and just weeks before the debut of the 21st series of Strictly on BBC One.
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