Ellie Leach has declared her love for her
Strictly Come Dancing Vito Coppola after his latest video shared on
Social Media left her in tears. The pair are currently preparing for week seven of the
BBC One dance contest after topping the leaderboard during last week's
Halloween special. Former Coronation Street star Ellie and Italian dancer Vito were painted green from head to toe for their performance which saw them top the leaderboard with 38 points after dazzling the judges with a salsa to the song Murder On The Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Fans were left furious with the result, claiming the dance deserved a perfect score for their brilliant routine. But despite the outcry, the pair made it through to another week and will this Saturday night (November 4) be performing an
American Smooth routine set to Robbie Williams' version of Ain’t That a Kick in the Head. READ MORE: Joe Wicks praised for his honesty as he tells fans he's 'getting his s**t together' READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News And with just days to go until their next performance, Vito took to
Instagram to share his gratitude for his celebrity dance partner and to fans and viewers who are supporting them by voting every week. In the video, Vito spoke openly and honestly about how he and Ellie "feel so close" to their fans, and they don’t take "anything for granted." He also admitted that the love from his fans help him when he is feeling “alone,” as his family are still in
Italy while he is in the UK. Alongside the video, Vito also shared a sweet caption, where he paid a sweet tribute to Ellie, who is known for playing Faye Windass in ITV's Corrie. He wrote: "Just THANK YOU. Sorry for repeating the same thing more times, but this is the only way I have to show you all my gratitude and How thankful I am. Ellie shared Vito's emotional video (Image: Vito Coppola Instagram) “One year ago, when I moved here to the
UK, I couldn’t imagine that I would have feel so loved. Thank you, thank you, thank you very much." Vito then continued: "And 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." He added: "Have a good rest tonight, and make sure you eat properly. See you tomorrow for another beautiful day together." Ellie, 22, was quick to respond to the adorable post, as she commented: "love you love you love you," followed by a number of red heart emojis. She also shared the video to her own Instagram Story and wrote: "What he said... My beautiful partner," with a red heart. She then followed-up the post by sharing Vito's video again and typed: "Honestly, I'm crying watching this... "This man amazed me EVERY SINGLE DAY. The hard work, commitment and love that he puts into every aspect of his life is so inspiring and I'm SO lucky to dane with him every single say." She added: "@vitocoppola you are one special human and thank you to YOU!" before rounding off with a red heart.