She tragically lost her husband of thirty years, magician Paul Daniels, to a brain tumour last year, but set tongues wagging when she engaged in a steamy smooch with partner Giovanni Pernice.
Addressing the now-famous kiss the former magician’s assistant, 58, had with the handsome dancer, 27, Debbie McGee joked in an interview with The Sun that she was not oblivious to their 31-year age gap.
The blonde bombshell joked: ‘I can categorically say that I’m not romantically connected with Giovanni. Look at me, I’m older than his mother!’