Strictly winner Ellie Leach adds fuel to Vito romance rumours as she struggles without him
STRICTLY winner Ellie Leach has added MORE fuel to the romance rumours with her dance partner Vito Coppola.
The pair, who were crowned winners of the BBC competition last week, grew extremely close during their time on the show.
Ellie and Vito have been training together non stop since Strictly 2023 started back in September.
Now that the show has finished, the pair aren’t spending as much time together.
Former Coronation Street star Ellie took to Instagram to share that she was missing her dance partner.
Posting a snap of the two holding up the Glitterball trophy, Ellie said: “A whole week ago. Miss u @vitocoppola.”
Earlier this week Vito dropped a huge romance hint with Ellie after their win.
The actress shared a cute picture of them from the final – and his response raised a few eyebrows.
He said: “I am not gonna lie. I am crying tears of happiness
“Thank you for trusting me, because without your trust none of what we did would have been possible.
“I didn’t make you shine, and I didn’t really do anything special…
“What I did was just help you to see yourself for what you really are! I saw the light in you since the first moment and you were shining already during our meeting day.”
He added: “I have enjoyed and loved every single day and week we had.. and this is just the beginning Lulú.”
Josie asked: “We’ve seen you on that dancefloor and it was so beautiful to watch. Is there any romance between you guys?”
Ellie laughed and replied: “Honestly, we’ve just been having the most amazing time dancing and we’ve built a really strong bond and a friendship that will last forever.”
Vito also echoed: “We have a really beautiful bond, a good bond. When you see a person and you connect with a person straight away.
“I’m a very first impression and when we met, we had that feeling that we knew each other for so long. I’m so so lucky to have you in my life.”
