BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola says he's 'always watching' his 'baby' Ellie Leach

Ellie Leach has joked that Vito Coppola is 'always watching' as their friendship continues away from the ballroom. It has already been several months since the actress and the dancer won Strictly Come Dancing 2023, and a new series is now just around the corner.

Ellie became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC One dance contest after she danced and performed her way through the 13-week competition alongside her Italian dance partner Vito. And the pair were left speechless when host Tess Daly confirmed they were the winners of Strictly 2023 before they lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy.

Since then, Ellie, 23, and Vito, 33, appeared closer than ever as they toured the country in the Strictly Come Dancing Live show before going their separate ways. However, sometimes the new friends aren't actually too far away from one another.

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They have enjoyed a few reunions, with Ellie watching Vito in the Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals live tour last month when the found themselves both performing under the same roof, but in different venues, on the same night as Ellie continues to play Miss Scarlett in Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter, which is her debut stage role.

Now, Ellie has had another reminder of Vito as she headed to a nearby cafe during her latest tour stop and couldn't help but share the coincidence on social media. Sharing a picture of the cafe front on her Instagram Story, she wrote: "He's always watching!!!!!!" She added: "Walking to work this morning and stumbled across this cafe," which was called the