As relationship allegations surrounding Strictly Come Dancing stars Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola continue to circulate, the Coronation Sweet actress has confessed how much her dancing partner means to her.
The prospect of the fabled Strictly curse hitting this season has driven the 22-year-old actress and pro dancer, 31, into a frenzy.
Amanda Abbington seemed to confirm the couple’s relationship status just days ago, and they’ve since been caught getting very personal.
Ellie has now revealed how important her boyfriend is to her, stating she’d be ‘lost’ on the dancing without him.
In a clip on Friday’s It Takes Two, she said: ‘I don’t even want to think about taking to the dancefloor without Vito.
‘I would be completely lost. It would be my worst nightmare.’
Ellie and Vito have been open about their feelings for each other in recent days, even kissing during a live TV interview.
During an interview on The One Show, Lauren Laverne questioned them what they thought of the forecasts, and they said they were giving off ‘final vibes.’
Vito grew enthusiastic in reaction, put a kiss on Ellie’s heeck, and gave her a huge embrace while showering her with accolades.
‘Honestly, we don’t really think about the final as a final – we want to live and enjoy every single week, [doing] baby steps, small but solid, and [if] it comes, it comes,’ the Italian dancer told Lauren and co-host Ronan Keating.
‘But otherwise, we are very happy [with] what we are doing. We are having our proper journey, like a rollercoaster, and it’s amazing.’
Just hours later, he shared a smouldering selfie branding Ellie his ‘baby’, having already sent rumours swirling with a post reading: ‘To you my Lulú.. I am so proud of you and you know How much I believe in you so just keep going and keep working hard as you are already doing every day.
‘You are doing great baby Have a good rest tonight and make sure you eat properly. See you tomorrow for another beautiful day together.’
The sparks are truly flying!
Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow night at 6.05pm on BBC One.
