BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say they're 'still annoyed' as former favourite duo reunite
17.12.2023 - 22:41
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Strictly Come Dancing fans celebrated after a former star reunited with her Strictly dance partner at last night's final. While many were excited by the reunion, some fans also issued a complaint.
Saturday night (December 16) saw Bury-born soap star Ellie Leach and her dance partner Vito Coppola scoop the coveted Glitterball trophy. The pair beat theatre star Layton Williams - who's also from Bury - and Nikita Kuzmin, and actor Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell by winning the public vote.
A number of famous faces and former contestants appeared in the audience to show their support - including last year's runner-up Helen Skelton. The BBC Countryfile presenter competed with pro dancer Gorka Marquez and the pair won over scores of fans with their impressive routines.
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Helen and Gorka fought their way to the final and danced off against Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu and Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał - with the latter winning the series.
Helen celebrated her Strictly return by sharing a selection of behind-the-scenes photos from this year's final with her 494k Instagram followers. She reunited with a number of stars, including previous dance partner Gorka - who was paired with radio presenter Nikita Kanda this year.
Helen shared a selfie of her and Gorka, capturing her beaming and him sticking his tongue out cheekily. Captioning the post, she celebrated the Strictly team and this year's contestants.
Helen wrote: "Quick return visit to Disney