Ellie Leach has been branded 'so beautiful' by Vito Coppola as she sent her first message since hitting the road with Strictly Come Dancing.
After wowing millions every week from the ballroom to people's living rooms, the BBC One dance contest winners are now entertaining scores of people in arenas across the country.
Ellie, 22, and Vito, 31, are part of the line-up for this year's Strictly live tour - which comes to Manchester's AO Arena in early February - alongside fellow finalists Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell.
The group - which also includes Angela Scanlon, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Angela Rippon and Annabel Croft as well as the cast of talented professional dancers, the tour's host Janette Manrara and judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke - will spend the next few weeks travelling up and down the country following the success of the 2023 series. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola leaves co-star in tears as he shares 'part of his heart' with fans Try MEN Premium now for FREE...