Tyler West is backing Ellie Leach to win this year’s Strictly - as his mum is “in love” with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola.
DJ and TV presenter Tyler, who starred in last year’s season of the hit BBC dance show, exclusively told OK! that he had “so much love” for all this series’ contestants as he knew what they had been going through.
But the 27 year old added there was a personal reason why he was rooting for Coronation Street star Ellie, 22, and her Italian pro partner Vito, 31.
When asked who he wanted to win Strictly this time round, he told us: “My mum is in love with Vito so if I don’t say Vito and Ellie…They are really amazing. “We went to go and watch the show the other week and it was really nostalgic.
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