BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach shares Vito Coppola 'hope' amid romance rumours with Bobby Brazier

Ellie Leach has shared her 'hope' for Vito Coppola weeks after their Strictly Come Dancing journey came to an end. They quickly became favourites among viewers of the BBC One dance contest last year when they were paired for the 2023 series.

The partnership went froms strength to stregth over three months before they emerged victiourous and lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy during the Strictly 2023 final in December - making Ellie the competition's youngest-ever winner at 22. After going their seperate ways for Christmas and New Year, Ellie and Vito were recently reunited.

They took part in the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing Live tour which saw stars from the recent hit dance series hitting the road for three weeks as they performed 31 shows across nine cities in three weeks.

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But now, Ellie is on a new venture. The forer Coronation Street star was fresh from the show's epic live tour when she headed straight into rehearsals for her stage debut which took place last week. The actress, who shot to fame playing Faye Windass in the ITV soap, is now appearing in Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter.

She was drafted in at the eleventh hour to play Miss Scarlett in place of Helen Flanagan after she was 'advised to withdraw due to medical reasons'. The five-month UK tour marks the world premiere of Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter and it all kicked off at the Richmond Theatre last Thursday night (February 29). The play will then continue to visit theatres across the UK until July - also including a week-long run on home turf for