BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola's three-word message to Ellie Leach after 'crying her eyes out'

Vito Coppola had just three words for Ellie Leach as she admitted to 'crying her eyes out' while looking back at their Strictly Come Dancing journey. It was December when the pair were stunned to hear they had won the BBC One dance contest.

Following her success in the hit dance show, Ellie landed her first stage role in the play Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter 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 pair have, however, since winning Strictly 2023 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.

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Sharing a clip 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 cry. It's great entertainment."

The former Coronation Street star then shared a video which featured a clip of the last video the pair filmed together on the Strictly Live tour as they prepared for the last show together. "I also cried my eyes out this morning watching this," Ellie said before another admission to her fans.

"I've watched all of our dances over and over again but I've only ever watched our showdance once. I was so mad with myself that the ending didn't go to plan and so I just didn't want to