Love Island’s Tasha ‘secretly dated Strictly star Giovanni Pernice after he won show with Rose Ayling-Ellis’

LOVE Island's Tasha Ghouri secretly dated Strictly's Giovanni Pernice, according to reports.

The pair connected through Instagram a month after Giovanni won the Strictly glitterball with deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis.

After hitting it off on the social media app, Italian dancer Giovanni, 31, took model and dancer Tasha, 23, out for dinner.

A source told: "They have a lot in common, both being dancers, and he had just learned a lot about the deaf community performing with Rose on Strictly, who Tasha really admires.

"Tasha was impressed by how gentlemanly he was, taking her out to top London restaurants and offering to send cars to collect her, but she's independent and always made her own way to see him."

At the time of their dates, Tasha was also seeing Too Hot to Handle star Robert Van Tromp, 30, whom she eventually split from in March after five months together.

While Tasha hasn't publicly spoken about her nights out with Giovanni, she told hunk Davide Sanclimenti last night that she's dated an Italian before.

Tasha, who is deaf and has a cochlear implant, is coupled up with Andrew Le Page in the villa.

They got cosy in bed last night - but viewers spotted a very awkward moment.

Tasha shared cuddles with Andrew, 27, laying on his chest as he wrapped his arm around her.

Across the other side of the room, Andrew's love rival Luca Bish was watching on.

The 23-year-old looked sad as he saw Tasha and Andrew canoodling - after they were set up by the public.