Strictly Come Dancing fans have said 'sorry as they made a complaint over an Ellie Leach update ahead of the semi-final. The former Coronation Street star has made it to the penultimate week of the BBC One dance contest this year.
Ellie, known for playing Faye Windass in the ITV soap for 12 years, and her professional dance partner Vito Coppola were seen back in the ballroom on Saturday night which wasn't just the quarter-finals but also the Musicals week special.
The actress and the Italian professional dancer performed a quickstep to the song Belle from Beauty And The Beast. Dressed as the Disney princess in a blue and white dress, Ellie glided and twirled across the room with her dance partner Vito Coppola, who donned a Gaston costume with a bellowing white shirt and red waistcoat. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Katya Jones fights tears as she thanks 'absolute rock' amid 'disappointing' exit READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News Head judge Shirley Ballas said the narrative she told throughout the performance was "off the charts".
She added: "You did a wonderful job of opening the show, well done." Anton Du Beke also praised her as the "Belle of the ball", before adding that he "absolutely loved" the routine.