Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick and professional dancer Nancy Xu have been crowned this year's winners of the Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans told to 'keep watching' for clue as couple's feeling 'run deeper than the dancefloor'
09.12.2023 - 13:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing fans have been told to 'keep watching' amid romance rumours between one couple. An expert has weighed in saying feelings 'run deeper than the dancefloor' for Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola as fans continue to hope for a romantic spark between the pair.
The former Coronation Street star and the Italian dancer 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 after he suffered a rib injury.
As they hope to make it through to the grand final, Ellie, 22, and Vito, 31, will 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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Now though, a neuro-coach and behaviour and communications specialist has addressed whether she thinks the bubbling connection between Ellie and Vito is geninue. Speaking on behalf of online bingo site Heart Bingo, Nicole Greenfield-Smith said: "If Ellie and Vito's feelings don't run deeper than the dancefloor, I'd be staggered based on their body language. (And it's nothing to do with the lingering Tango kiss - Ellie is an actor, after all!)"
She went on: "All of the couples are 'touchy-feely' at this stage in the competition. They've fully relaxed around each other presence and are used to
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