She surprised the audience on Saturday evening with her three spectacular dances and won the Glitterball Trophy together with partner Vito Coppola.
But Ellie Leach has revealed it wasn't all so glamorous during training as she opened up about a particularly embarrassing moment on the show.
The pair took part in an Instagram live together on Friday evening, answering questions from their fans and left laughing after one viewer asked if there were any embarrassing moments between them.
Ellie recalled an unfortunate incident during training that left her covered in snot due to the intensity of the routine's twists combined with a bad cold.
She explained: 'We were very ill last week, we both had a cold, we were both stuck.
Ellie Leach has revealed it wasn't all so glamorous in training as she opened up about a particularly embarrassing moment on the show
She surprised the audience on Saturday evening with her three spectacular dances and won the Glitterball trophy together with partner Vito Coppola.
Ellie described an unfortunate incident during training that left her covered in snot due to the intensity of the routine's twists combined with a bad cold.
'There were a lot of twists and turns in the show dance and when I turned around I had sniffles all over my face.'
Fighting back laughter, she continued, “I kept messing up the stairs because I was so ashamed that I was covered in snot, and Vito said, 'Why do you keep messing up?'
“It's because I was covered in snot!”
Vito interrupted him: 'But I was confused because I thought, “If everything goes well, why do you keep going wrong?”
“In the end there was just some liquid liquid everywhere!”
On Friday night, Vito also shared a video he and Ellie recorded at the end of their final rehearsal for the Strictly final.
The pair, who have been sparking romance rumors for months, wrapped their arms around each other as they snuggled on the couch with tears in their eyes.
They thanked their fans and each other for their support and talked about how much their lives had changed.
Vito wrote in the caption, “A week ago today we got emotional after our last rehearsal…and we are more than happy to share this special moment with all of you beautiful people.
'There are no words to describe all the feelings and emotions… it's just this. Thank you.'
Fighting back laughter, she continued, “I kept messing up the stairs because I was so embarrassed that I was covered in snot, and Vito said, 'Why do you keep messing up?'
The former Coronation Street actress and the dancer – who won the show's final on Saturday night – have been romantically linked since the start of the series.
Speaking about the rumors earlier this week, Ellie said: 'Honestly we've just had a great time dancing and have built a really strong bond and friendship that will last forever'
Vito also repeated: 'We have a very nice bond, a good bond. When you see someone and you immediately make contact with someone'
Earlier this week the couple broke their silence on romance rumors when they appeared on This Morning on Monday.
This morning Josie Gibson presented to them: “I have to ask because the chemistry between you is magical. We saw you on the dance floor and it was so beautiful to watch.
'Is there a romance between you two? Are the rumors true or not?'
Ellie then replied: “Honestly we just had a great time dancing and built a really strong bond and friendship that will last forever.”
Vito also repeated: 'We have a very nice bond, a good bond. When you see a person and you immediately connect with a person.
'I got a very first impression and when we met we felt like we had known each other for so long.
“I'm so happy to have you in my life.”
Josie's co-host Craig Doyle then continued to probe as he added: “There's 100 per cent romance, 100 per cent… I can see it.”
Ellie and Vito then quickly exclaimed, “No, no.”
Ellie continued: 'We've been through so much together, we've spent every day together for the past three months.
“So we're really lucky to have that bond that we have and we'll be friends for life.”