Ellie Leach has confirmed the status of her 'relationship' with Vito Coppola after he told her he was 'going nowhere' when their Strictly Come Dancing journey comes to an end.
The pair have been subject to romance rumours for months after being partnered in the BBC One dance contest last year. After 12 weeks of learning how to dance with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola, Ellie, 22, made it through to the final where she and Vito, 31, went up against Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell with all three couples made it to the end of the 2023 run of the competition and to be in with a chance of winning.
In the end it was former Coronation Street star Ellie and Italian professional dancer Vito who had emerged victorious following the publica vota and the pair also made history as Ellie, at the age of 22, is now the youngest-ever winner of the hit dance competition. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach says 'who is she' after saying she 'fell in love' Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. Following their win, Ellie and Vito ended up going their separate ways as they headed back to their families - in Manchester and Italy - to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
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