Giovanni Pernice is due to make a spectacular return to the stage in Felixstowe next year with his show This Is Me.

The Strictly Come Dancing star will thrill Felixstowe fans at the Spa Pavilion in March, 2021 and is expected to perform all of a range of ballroom and Latin dances and more.

Italian Pernice's tour was cut short this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but will now return to Suffolk next year with performances also planned for Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds.

Pernice has become a firm fan favourite, having been a professional dancer on the hit BBC TV show since 2015 and has reached the final three times, with Georgia May Foote, Debbie McGee, and Faye Tozer respectively.

On the 2019 series Giovanni was partnered with Michelle Visage, who is a judge on the popular TV show RuPaul's Drag Race, making it all the way to Blackpool.

Giovanni believes This Is Me will be his biggest and best ever tour to date and said: "I just want to try and do something different, something that you haven't seen before. I want to challenge myself and show off my hidden talents."

It will be his fifth year of touring with a cast of professional dancers and his natural charm, combined with beautiful choreography perfectly complemented by a fabulous soundtrack, This Is Me pays homage to the music and dances that have inspired Giovanni's career, from a competition dancer to one of the biggest names on the hit BBC show.

The Italian dancer was devastated to have to put the 2020 tour on hold just a couple of weeks after opening night. He posted on Instagram at the time: "Never wanted this moment to arrive, but here we go…I'm so sorry to say that we have had to reschedule the remaining shows of the This Is Me tour."