BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland declares love as fans given Vito Coppola boost after final

Sarah Hadland has declared her love for her friend and dance partner Vito Coppola as fans were given a boost about their Strictly Come Dancing journey.

The pair made it to the end of the 2024 run of the BBC One dance contest where they competed in the glittering grand final on Saturday night (December 14) alongside JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec.

After performing three dances each during the spectacular two-and-a-half-hour show, it was Chris and Dianne who emerged victorious and were seen lifting the coveted Glitterball trophy in emotional scenes.

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Now, Vito has spoken out about his and Sarah's Strictly journey as the 2023 champ took to social media with a sweet tribute. Alongside a string of sweet pictures of the pair in the training room, with Vito seemingly bringing Sarah flowers, he said: "And here we are, at the end of this beautiful journey we had together @hadderstime.

"I can speak for both of us saying the biggest THANK YOU to all the people that have supported us and voted for us. We feel super grateful about all the LOVE you gave us. I always believe in people and I am happy to it because the amount of love received in the UK from the beginning has been massive and heart-warming.

"There are no words that can describe how lucky and happy we feel. If we have got to the Final is only because of you beautiful people and I will always try by best in order to make you feel how much I love you all. Trilly and I felt very loved and supported and we had lots of tears of happiness and gratitude. Thank you so much."

The Italian star went on: "It