BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach 'so excited' as TV return confirmed with former Coronation Street co-stars

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Ellie Leach's TV return has been confirmed following her success on Strictly Come Dancing. The actress emerged victorious in the BBC One dance contest back in December alongside dancer Vito Coppola.

After 12 weeks of learning how to dance with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola, Ellie, 23, 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.

In the end it was former Coronation Street star Ellie and Italian professional dancer Vito who had emerged victorious following the public vote and the pair also made history as Ellie as the youngest-ever winner of the hit dance competition, just 22 when she lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola declares love for 'baby' Ellie Leach as fans go wild for reunion Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link After their win, Ellie and Vito went their separate ways for Christmas and New Year, with Vito heading back to Italy where he documented working back on his family's farm but the pair were eventually reunited earlier this year for the Strictly Come Dancing Live 2024 tour.

But when the tour came to an emotional end after three weeks, performing 31 shows in nine different cities, in February, Ellie had no rest as she headed straight into rehearsals for her stage debut in Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter which she has now been touring with for a few weeks.