Maura Higgins recently went public with her boyfriend Giovanni Pernice, and it now seems that she is ‘dreading’ seeing who the Strictly Come Dancing pro will be paired up with ahead of the show.
The Love Island star has been dating the Strictly dancer for the past few weeks, after fans presumed they were together before they decided to go public with their relationship.
A friend of Maura’s has shared with The Sun that Maura is well aware of the ‘Strictly Curse’.
“Maura hasn’t had to deal with the whole Strictly unveiling and all the whispering and talk about the Strictly curse.
“She’s dreading it a little bit but, at the same time, her and Gio are rock solid and they are really, really happy.”
They continued, “Maura knows dating a sexy male Strictly dancer comes with one down-side – and that is having to see him perform with another woman but it will take a bit of getting used to.
“One thing is for sure though Maura plans to be there supporting Gio when the shows kick off.”
Recently, The Sun also shared how it was revealed that Giovanni had been interested in Maura for quite a while. “They’ve met each other at events in the past and Giovanni has always fancied Maura.
“But it wasn’t until she became single that he made his move. Once they started texting, and then eventually meeting up, things quickly went from there. Maura has spent a couple of days with Gio and been staying with him while he’s on tour.
“But she’s now had to go away with work herself so they face spending a week or two apart which neither of them are looking forward to as they’ve become close really quickly. Maura hopes to be reunited with him during the last few dates on his tour.”