BBC Strictly Come Dancing couple 'completely inseparable' as 'winning combination' spotted
08.12.2023 - 18:27
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They're the favourites to lift the Glitterball trophy and Ellie Leach and Vtio Coppola's 'winning combination' has been spotted. The Strictly Come Dancing pair will be back in the ballroom on Saturday night (December 9) as the competition reaches the semi-final stage.
It comes after all the remaining couples were put straight through to the penultimate week of the BBC One dance contest following Nigel Harman's sudden exit from Strictly 2023 alongside his professional dance partner Katya Jones after he suffered a rib injury that saw him end up in A&E.
In a bid to make it through to the grand final, Ellie, 22, and Vito, 31, are now set to perform Cha-Cha to the Bette Midler version of 'Mambo Italiano', and a Couples' Choice dance to a Dua Lipa medley in the penultimate week of the competition with a week to go until the grand final on Saturday, December 16.
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And it appears there's no doubt they'll make it to the final - or at least that is what their body language is saying. Speaking on behalf of Betfair Slots, body language expert Darren Stanton said: "Ellie and Vito will definitely make it to the final. They stand out as the strongest couple left in the competition.
"They have a winning combination between them. They have genuine enjoyment when they perform, and it comes naturally to them now - from consistent hard work and listening to each other. They’re completely inseparable and it comes across as completely authentic.
"They’ve grown over the months in the competition, and it feels that nothing can overcome that. In the