Italian professional dancer Vito Coppola joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2022 and is a frontrunner to lift this year's Glitterball trophy with his celebrity partner, Coronation Street star Ellie Leach.
The pair, who have great chemistry on the dance floor, have had dating rumours swirling around them and were recently captured looking cosy away from the BBC set, although they are yet to confirm or deny the gossip.
Meanwhile, last year, Vito was linked to TV presenter and mum-of-three Helen Skelton, who it's said he “bonded” with after spending time together on the Strictly show tour bus as they travelled between UK cities.
Vito Coppola reportedly 'bonded' with Helen Skelton on the Strictly tour bus (helenskelton/Instagram)
Vito has been linked to Ellie Leach (PA)Helen found herself suddenly single last year after her husband Richie Myler ended their seven year marriage shortly after the arrival of their third child, Elsie.
Speaking about the Blue Peter star's 'fondness' for Vito, a source told us: “Helen and Vito were good friends during Strictly, but really bonded on tour. There were two buses for the cast – the party bus and the quiet bus. They spent a lot of time chatting on the quiet bus and getting to know each other. They have a lot in common – a love of the outdoors, for example.
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“Between shows they also spent time together one-on-one, like going for coffee, just the two of them. Then, if the whole group went for dinner, they would sit together, deep in conversation.”
However, it seems the pair wanted to keep their closeness under wraps as the source added: “If anyone pulled out a phone and started filming, Helen would move away from Vito. She didn’t want to be captured in the background.”
Helen stayed tight-lipped about the rumours, telling her Radio 5 colleague to "put the papers down, thank you".
*Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One at 6.40pm on Saturday
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