Strictly Come Dancing winners Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola have shared a heartwarming video of them cosied up at the end of the Strictly Live tour.
Filmed before their final performance, the sweet backstage clip sees the dance duo explain how much they love each other.
Sharing their emotions with fans, Ellie and Vito reflected on their Strictly journey and detailed how grateful they feel to have been partnered together.
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Captioning the emotional video on Instagram, Vito described his Strictly experience with Ellie as "just perfect".
"Baby? Are we about to perform our last show together?" Vito asks in the video, as he cuddles up to his co-star.
"I love you so much," the professional dancer continues, planting a kiss on Ellie’s cheek as she replies: "I love you".
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"It’s been an amazing tour," Vito remarked. "It’s been an amazing series, an amazing month. This was different with everyone.
"We’re going to dance one last time again our American Smooth, but we are happy because we gave our 110%."
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"Yeah, and we’ve been lucky to have this experience together," Ellie added.
Nodding in agreement, Vito said: "I am very, very lucky that I had this experience… to experience this experience with you."
"Well, I am very, very lucky that I got to experience this experience with you." Ellie enthused.
"We’re just so, so grateful and I love you baby," Vito said, kissing Ellie once again before amping up his excitement for their final performance. "Let’s go!"
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The 2024 Strictly Live tour has now come to an end after a final night at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday (February 11).
However, former Coronation Street star Ellie isn’t taking time to rest as she’s already back working on a new project.
Having recently confirmed her casting in the stage production Cluedo 2, the actress has now started rehearsals.
Strictly Come Dancing will return later this year on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
Tickets for Strictly's 2024 live arena tour are available now.
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