Strictly Come Dancing star Ashley Roberts snogs Giovanni Pernice at wild wrap party as stars console each other after Stacey Dooley wins

ASHLEY Roberts and pro Giovanni Pernice finally went public with their romance at the Strictly wrap party.

They openly snogged as they consoled each other on not winning.

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Pussycat Doll Ashley, 37, and pro partner Pasha Kovalev, 38, reached the final but fans turned on her over her previous dance experience.

The Sun had told of her and Giovanni, 28, a finalist with Steps star Faye Tozer, 43, growing close in rehearsals but they tried to keep it under wraps until now.

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A party source said: “They felt they had to keep things quiet during the show but threw caution to the wind at the party.

“They couldn’t keep their hands off each other – full on snogging and touching in front of everyone.”

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Another runners-up relationship was also confirmed when Joe Sugg, 27, shared an Instagram pic of him and pro partner Dianne Buswell, 29, gazing into each other’s eyes.

He added the words: “I may not have won the glitter ball, but I’ve won something a million times more special.”

Shamed Katya Jones, 29, pictured in The Sun on Sunday snogging celeb Seann Walsh, 33 in October, slipped away early and left hubby Neil, 35, to party with pals.

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