Giovanni Pernice had a sweet comment for his dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis - despite her swapping partners on the Strictly Come Dancing tour.
The dancing couple and several other of the BBC One show's stars have spent the last week and a half gearing up for the opening night of the string of arena gigs on Thursday night.
Rose is being joined by Rhys Stephenson, John Whaite, Tilly Ramsay, Sara Davies, Max George, and Maisie Smith alongside their professional partners on the road.
And they've all been sharing behind-the-scenes snaps and videos.
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The latest, from Giovanni, saw him back with Rose after she swapped partners.
Taking to his Instagram Story, Giovanni shared a video of himself in a dressing gown while Rose hid behind him as not to give away her outfit and spoil the surprise for those going to watch the show.
"You're not allowed to see my costume that's why I'm hiding right behind him," she said.
The EastEnders actress, 27, tells the camera that the dress run is going 'very well' before they spot a special guest.
Panning the camera, Giovanni, 31, shows judge Bruno Tonioli heading away to his spot as he rejoins the show after being replaced by Anton Du Beke for the main series.
"Look whose back," the Italian dancer said before Rose cheerily said: "It's Bruno!"
Returning to their original chat, Giovanni said: "So yeah, dress run is going very well," before turning and gazing at his partner.
"It's nice to dance with you again," he said before repeating himself for Rose.
"Yeah, it's lovely to dance again and bring happy memories," she replied.
But Giovanni wanted to show that he's still the teacher and said sternly: "Now go and practice."
Earlier in the week, Rose was filmed dancing with fellow finalist John.
The clip was posted by the tour's host, and former Strictly pro, Janette Manrara who joked the group had "gone mad" as they changed their dance partners.
Tilly was also seen dancing with her fellow 2021 series star Rhys while 2020 alumni Max was also spotted further out of shot.
"What is actually happening?" Janette was heard asking in the video. "The couples have all gone mad. They've all swapped around.
"It's the craziest partner swap ever."
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