BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach left 'crying her eyes out' over Vito Coppola as she makes 'so mad' admission

Ellie Leach has said she was left 'crying her eyes out' as she looked back at some moments from her Strictly Come Dancing journey. It was back in December that the actress became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC One dance contest.

Ellie danced and performed her way throughout the 13-week competition alongside her professional dance partner Vito Coppola, with the pair facing stiff competition in the grand final from Dianne Buswell and Bobby Brazier and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin.

Ellie, 23, and Vito, 33, were then left speechless when host Tess Daly confirmed they were the winners of Strictly 2023 before they lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy.

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But following her success in the BBC One dance contest, Ellie landed her first stage role in the play Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter. She took over the role from Helen Flanagan at the eleventh hour and hit the ground running following the end of the Strictly tour in February, while Vito carried on with life on the road alongside his fellow dancers in the Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals tour.

The dance partners and now friends have since enjoyed a few reunions but it appears her Strictly journey coming to end is still an emotional subject as she found herself watching videos fans had made from their time in the show together as well as other clips since the end of the show when they've reunited.

Sharing one on from Vito's vlog on her Instagram Story on Thursday (June 20), Ellie said: "I spend my days watching these edits. Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I