There's something in the water at the BBC...

We can almost always expect to see one or two romances between contestants on Strictly Come Dancing each year but 2018 has been a bumper year for love. The latest pair to get close on the set of the show are professional Giovanni Pernice and former Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts. Though they're not partnered with one another on the show, a show insider has revealed that that they've shared a kiss. "The spark between Ashley and Giovanni has become quite widely noticed among the crew – they just seem to really hit it off," the source told The Sun. “He is training up north at the moment while she is based down here so they only get to see each other towards the end of the week. But they’ve been making the most of it. “After the show each week they’ve been heading out for drinks together in London and just hanging out and looking very cosy. "It’s very early days but it looks like things are going well – and of course they’re both single so it’s all totally innocent fun." It comes after Giovanni and his partner Faye Tozer this week shut down rumours that they'd been getting close. Giovanni said that the idea he and Faye, who is married, had gotten together was "rubbish". Meanwhile, Strictly professional Dianne Buswell recently split from her boyfriend Anthony Quinlan amid speculation about her and partner Joe Sugg. The show was also rocked in the past month after photos of married professional Katya Jones kissing her partner, Seann Walsh, were published.