BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola beams alongside Ellie Leach as lookalike brother joins dinner date

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Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola appeared to be in his element as he tucked into some Italian dishes alongside Ellie Leach and his lookalike brother.

The dancer took to social media to document the trio's dinner date after Ellie gushed over her former dance partner. It's now been four months since Vito and Ellie lifted the coveted glitterball trophy as they were crowned champions of the BBC One dance contest's 2023 series following a close finale with Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell.

Despite having emotionally gone their separate ways earlier this year having toured the country with some of their 2023 series co-stars after being crowned last year's dancing champions and lifting the Glitterball trophy, Ellie and Vito continue to show they have remained great friends. READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson shares feeling for Gorka Marquez she 'doesn't know' as she addresses time apart Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link And while they may not always get to see each other, with Vito back with the Strictly gang ahead of the professionals tour and Ellie on the road playing Miss Scarlett in Cluedo 2 -The Next Chapter, they're still often found to be showing their support virtually.

Last week, after Strictly Come Dancing Live's Instagram account shared a picture of Vito in its 'meet the cast' series ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals tour kicking off next month, Ellie shared the post to her Instagram Story and said: "Devilishly handsome he is @vitocoppola." She then shared a follow-up post which included a throwback video of Vito, 31, seemingly in a bit of discomfort while travelling together on a train. "I could honestly just sit