Strictly pro Vito Coppola CONFIRMS romance with partner Ellie Leach by calling her ‘my baby’ in seductive Instagram post
Strictly professional dancer Vito Coppola has ‘confirmed’ his romance with partner Ellie Leach, calling her ‘my baby’ in a seductive Instagram post.
The Italian, 31, posed in the sultry black and white photo as he flexed his tattooed muscles and captioned the upload: ‘Just finished another day of rehearsals. Well done to my baby Ellie Leach.”
He shared the update on the Strictly couple on Wednesday evening after they spent hours in the training room ahead of Saturday night’s live show.
His declaration of love for the former Coronation Street actress, 22, comes after their ex-Strictly co-star Amanda Abbington, 51, called them the ‘most beautiful couple’ on social media as she said she was ‘so proud’ of their performance.
Ellie, who split from her boyfriend of five years in May after he cheated, called her final dance with Vito a ‘magical evening’ as viewers continue to comment on their chemistry.
Strictly professional dancer Vito Coppola has ‘confirmed’ his romance with partner Ellie Leach, calling her ‘my baby’ in a seductive Instagram post
The Italian posed in the photo flexing his tattooed muscles and captioned the upload: ‘Just finished another day of rehearsals. Well done to my baby Ellie Leach’
His declaration of love for the former Coronation Street actress comes after Amanda Abbington called them the ‘most beautiful couple’ on social media
The soap star’s romance with ex Reagan Pettman ended after she discovered he had been unfaithful, later admitting the betrayal had damaged her self-esteem.
She hoped that taking part in Strictly would help rebuild her confidence and says her professional partner, Vito, played a major role in making that possible.
Speaking about her heartbreak, Ellie said in October: ‘Being cheated on was upsetting, but now is the perfect time to put everything into Strictly and give it 500 percent.’
She continued, “Self-confidence is something I’ve always struggled with. As an actor, people don’t see that; they think you are a confident person and that you can do anything. I hope Strictly will bring that to me, push me and make me realize that I am capable of things.
‘Vito has already taught me so much. He tells me, ‘It’s a competition with yourself. If you’re tired, fight it. If you’re stressed, fight it.’ I don’t praise myself enough either, I just focus on the wrong thing. But then he says to me: ‘Yes, but you just did that…’
According to reports, Vito has been single since the end of his affair with singer Arisa, 41, with whom he won the Italian version of Strictly in 2021.
When he joined the series the same year, he was still in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend of six years, Italian model Valentina Sica.
The couple split amid speculation they had fallen victim to the famous Strictly curse, which ended more than one high-profile relationship.
Vito fell victim to the Strictly Curse in 2021 when he reportedly started dating singer Arisa, with whom he won the Italian series in the same year, ending his relationship with model girlfriend Valentina Sica (photo)
Ellie and Vito are tipped to win the Glitterball trophy this season after topping the leaderboard several times with their impressive routines
It will be the second time that Vito has won the title of Strictly Champion, but his first victory on British soil
Ellie and Vito are tipped to win the Glitterball trophy this season after topping the leaderboard several times with their impressive routines.
It will be the second time that Vito has won the title of Strictly Champion, but his first victory on British soil.
Last year he joined the BBC series and performed with former X Factor star Fleur East and the pair reached the final of the competition.
Fleur has since hosted the spin-off show It Takes Two alongside former pro dancer Janette Manrara.