BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans make 'adorable' Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola observation after co-star 'confirms' romance

Strictly Come Dancing fans made an observation about Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, saying they believed their romance had been 'confirmed' by their co-star. Over the weekend, the couple topped the leaderboard as they returned to the ballroom.

After wowing with their sensational salsa the weekend before during the BBC One dance contest's Halloween special, the pair were hoping to come back with another incredible performance - and it appears they did.

The former Coronation Street actress and her Italian dance partner this time impressed the judges with lifts, twirls and dips to top the leaderboard with their American smooth, which saw them claim a top score of 39 out of a possible 40. For her performance to Ain’t That A Kick In The Head by Robbie Williams, Ellie donned a red sparkly dress with a feather collar.

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The duo have since appeared on spin-off series It Takes Two on Monday night (November 6), after the latest show on Saturday. Ellie and Vito once again appeared very close as they spoke to host Fleur East about their recent performance and how they training was going so far for week eight in which they'll perform a rumba to True Colours by Cyndi Lauper.

But BBC2 viewers couldn't help but be distracted after noticing what the pair were wearing on the show. As in another recent chat, they donned almost identical black roll neck tops and jeans before both sporting black boots.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, during the spin-off show, one viewer said: "Ellie and Vito keep turning up to #ItTakesTwo in the same clothes. I'm