BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola 'has never cried so much' in message after final loss

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Vito Coppola has said he has 'never cried so much' as he spoke out after the Strictly Come Dancing final. The dancer competed in the last live show of the BBC One dance contest this year alongside Sarah Hadland.

Viewers saw on Saturday night (December 14) the pair take to the ballroom floor for the last time with three dances each that they hoped would impress enough for them to be crowned the hit dance show's 2024 champions.

After their routines, actress Sarah and pro dancer Vito finished in second place in the final leaderboard with 118 points out of a possible 120.

They were behind joint favourites JB Gill and Lauren Oakley and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec, who finished on a near-perfect 119 points from the judges. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Chris McCausland says he 'hasn't recovered' as he breaks silence on win But despite Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell receiving a total score of 116 points out of a possible 120, leaving them bottom of the leaderboard in the final, the judges' scores on the night didn't matter and their win solely relied on the public vote, after more than eight million tuned into watch their victory and see them lift the coveted Glitterball trophy.