Despite this year's Strictly Come Dancing only just starting, Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington have already been rocked by feud rumours.
However, the pair - Salsa to One by Gloria Estefan - have rubbished them and lamented how close their bond is. Watch the video below...
During It Takes Two this week, host Janette Manara probed: "It honestly looks like you two are having the best time in rehearsals, getting along like a house on fire in rehearsals right?"
Shutting down any rift rumours, Amanda agreed and said: "Yeah we are, we are! We do and we laugh a lot, we have the same sense of humour which is really important. So we'll come out, work hard, and then we just laugh don't we."
Giovanni, 33, added: "We do have a good time, but at the same time, obviously we have to do our dance. It's a difficult process, especially for people who have never done it Strictly before.
"I always say, 'It's a marathon, not a sprint.' The first few weeks are difficult, it is difficult, it's a lot of hours to train, a lot of hours to be concentrating but then when you get to Saturday and do what you did," the dancer added.
Earlier this month, rumours of a feud between them emerged when The Sun reported that Amanda had threatened to quit the show following a series of rows between the pair.
Amanda swiftly issued a defiant response to the claims. Taking to Instagram in a video shared ahead of Saturday's live show, Amanda said she was "ignoring the [expletive]," adding: "Just stop it. You know who you are.
"Stop it, grow up. No one gives a [expletive] and shut up, it's [expletive]. You know who I'm talking to as well, so come on, jog on. It's nonsense and you know it's nonsense."
© Giovanni Pernice/InstagramFollowing the first show last week, professional dancer Giovanni praised Amanda's frame during their Viennese Waltz, a performance that scored them 29 points from the judges in week one.
Sharing a still from their dance showing the pair in hold, Giovanni wrote in the caption: "A moment of appreciation for this beautiful frame!" Tagging Amanda in the post, he added: "Smashed it," alongside a smiling emoji.
