BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach told 'so beautiful' amid 'over and out' message after fall

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.

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Taking to Instagram, Ellie shared a string of images from the opening run of shows in Birmingham. The first showed her rocking a sparkling silver cowboy hat alongside a matching pink waistcoat and cord flairs. The former Coronation Street star looked stunning as she smiled for the camera, showing off her toned midriff and her extra-long brunette locks.

In another photo, Ellie and Vito could be seen in action during one of the live performances while the pair could also be seen snuggling in close for a snap behind the scenes. And Ellie was also seen enjoying a rest on the tour bus alongside EastEnders star Bobby with the pair