BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Leach supported as she celebrates competition milestone and says 'I am so thankful'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly star Ellie Leach has said she is 'so thankful' after she scored her first 10 of the season on Saturday night's live show.
The former Coronation Street actress, who played Faye Windass for 15 years until her exit in 2019, and her dance partner Vito Coppola impressed the judges and scored 37 points for their Paso Doble to Insomnia by Faithless.
They received a perfect 10 from Motsi Mabuse, who hailed their performance as the best of the season so far. However the pair were soon beaten by Layton Williams after he and professional partner Nikita Kuzmin scored a near-perfect 39 points for their Salsa to Quimbara by Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz.
Some fans reckoned there was 'clear favouritism' amongst the judges after Ellie was given the 'perfect critique' without scoring the highest. READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing fans 'gutted' as 'potential winner' withdraws from BBC competition READ MORE: Giovanni responds as Amanda Abbington dramatically quits Strictly Come Dancing Taking to Instagram, Ellie shared a photo of her and Vito mid-dance with her 246k followers and said she was 'so proud' of her dance partner.
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