Strictly Come Dancing fans have spotted the 'pure love' Vito Coppola has with one of his co-stars - and it's not Ellie Leach.
The pair emerged victorious on Saturday night (December 16) in the final of the BBC One dance contest. Ellie and Vito, who have been subject to romance rumours during their time in the competition, pipped their fellow two finalists Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell to the 2023 winners title and the Glitterball trophy.
It came after a spectacular night in the ballroom as the trio of couples performed three times each in a bid to impress the voting public as the final results came down to the last live vote of the series despite the judges still offering their comments and scores at the end of each performance. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing judge 'set to be replaced' in shock move after 2023 final as fans say 'drives me mad' READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News At the end of the night, as the three remaining couples performed thee times each, the scores given by the judges saw, Layton and Nikita receive a total score of 119 points out of a possible 120 while Bobby and Dianne bagged 117 points.
Ellie and Vito then placed bottom of the final leaderboard having received a total of 115 points. But it was former Coronation Street star Ellie, 22, who emerged victorious and became the youngest-ever winner of Strictly with her Italian professional dance partner Vito, 31, with the news being confirmed by hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman before the show came to an end for another year.
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