Ellie Leach has proven that her friendship with Vito Coppola is showing no signs of fading after the dancer sparked unfortunate comments on one of his latest social media posts.
Last weekend, Vito was seen with new celebrity dance partner, actress Sarah Hadland, nine months after he and former Coronation Street Ellie lifted the Glitterball trophy in the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final.
During week one of the BBC One dance contest, Sarah and reigning champion Vito were awarded a very impressive 30 points following their dance, a quickstep, to the Dolly Parton classic 9 To 5.
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Following their performance, Sarah and Vito were among the first of the couples to share a debrief on week on Strictly spin-off It Takes two with hosts Janette Manrara and Fleur East. While appearing on the BBC2 show on Monday (September 23), the new pairing were seen looking fabulous as they sported matching outfits, consisting of a black waistcoat and black skinny trousers.
But some Strictly fans may remember Vito and Ellie used to wear matching outfits for their appearances on It Takes Two and it led to some criticising Vito for ‘ditching Ellie’ while fans jumped to his defence.
Now, Ellie has proved they are closer than ever as she paid a sweet tribute to Vito on his birthday on Friday (September 27). Taking to Instagram, the actress shared a collage of pictures of the pair, with the main image showing them together earlier this month when Strictly picked up at National Television Award at the annual ceremony.
Captioning the post, Ellie, 23, said: “Happy birthday to the light of my life. Hope your day is as special as you are to me! I love you so much! @vitocoppola.” She then followed up the post with a picture taken during a magazine photoshoot last year and gushed: “Love you always,” with a fingers crossed emoji.
It comes after Ellie and Vito performed their ‘last dance’ together. As is tradition, the pair returned during the launch of the 2024 series for one last performance – on the BBC One show at least.
They recreated their mesmerising Paso Doble to Insomnia by Faithless which they first performed during week five of last year’s series. At the time of the original performance, it scored them their first 10 of the 2023 series from judge Motsi Mabuse, who hailed their performance as the ‘best of the season so far’.
Following the show and her and Vito’s performance, Ellie took to Instagram with new snaps of the pair taken backstage as they recorded their last dance and said: “And just like that, we danced our last dance. What a joy it was to step on that dancefloor one last time with you @vitocoppola.”
She continued to gush: “You are my sunshine and I will forever cherish the memories we have made! Thank you all again for your continued support, we love you all. Here’s to the new series of Strictly Come Dancing 2024!”
Vito was quick to respond to the post, writing: “Babyyyyyy Yes you are right but we still have many other memories yet to come and to make. We know! It was magical and I am so so proud of you!!! Cannot wait to see what life is going to bring you next. Let’s surprise us #theaubergineteam.”
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