Strictly Come Dancing and former Coronation Street actress Ellie Leach is flying through the competition.
The actress has been training with her partner Vito Coppola in a bid to perform on the show each week – and she’s been leaving the judges impressed. But while everyone aims to win over the four scorers, Ellie has another primary focus.
Speaking to Daily Star at the Pride of Britain Awards, Ellie confessed that the main person she wants to impress is her partner. She said: “I’m having the best time, honestly. My feet are full of blisters but we’re having so much fun.
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“We’ve had some really good scores and wonderful comments and Vito works really hard on the choreography and teaching me. He’s an amazing teacher, so I’m just hoping that I’m doing him proud.”
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Ellie’s primary focus on making Vito proud left her disappointed in herself during their latest performance. The pair opened up the show with a Samba to Copacabana, and despite still getting good scores, they had some critical comments.
The duo were told that it was a “really good performance” overall, but Shirley Ballas noted that she’d made a little mistake while Anton Du Beke told her to “turn her legs out more”. The pair still scored 28 points after getting four sevens, but it was the first time they haven’t been in the top three.
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Speaking after the performance, Ellie said: “I felt really nervous to open the show. I just feel a little bit emotional, sorry.”
She then turned to Vito and said: “I just feel like I let you down a little bit.” But Vito was thrilled with her and told Ellie she “did amazing”.
Despite feeling the pressure, Ellie sailed through to another week with Vito and the pair took to Instagram to thank their followers for the support. They admitted they’re pushing beyond their limits each week.
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So far, three couples have left the competition and it’s just getting fiercer. The celebrities are improving each week and the judges are setting their expectations even higher.
Most contestants aim to make it to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom – and there is still a month to go to hit that target.
Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday at 6:30pm on BBC One.
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