'Real reason' Ellie Leach won Strictly revealed - and it's 'thanks' to Sam Thompson

It appears there's no stopping reality TV star Sam Thompson at the moment - not only was he crowned King of the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle back in December, but the 31 year has signed up for another year with Love Island. Sam, who first emerged on screen when he starred in Made in Chelsea, is returning as host of the hit ITV2 dating show's official podcast.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach has stunned her fans and followers as she was seen glamming up to mark the New Year - after being 'snapped back to reality' with her soap star cousin.

Ellie Leach couldn't dampen her smiles as she was reunited with her best friend for a night out weeks after her Strictly Come Dancing win. It was only on December 16 that the actress was crowned this year's champion of the BBC One dance contest alongside Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach appeared cheery as she gave fans an update concerning her dance partner Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach got rather emotion as she paid tribute to her dance partner Vito Coppola one week on from them winning the Glitterball.

Layton Williams has been flooded with support from fans after he was spotted sending a public message to Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach. The actor and West End star made it to the final of the BBC One dance contest with the former Coronation Street star on Saturday (December 16).

Strictly Come Dancing star Vito Coppola has admitted to 'crying' as he responded to a heartfelt tribute penned to him from Ellie Leach. The pair are still riding the emotional wave as their journey on the BBC One dance contest came to a spectacular end.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach has declared her love for her co-star as she spoke to her fans and followers for the first time since winning the show. The Bury-born actress lifted the Glitterball trophy on Saturday night (December 16) alongside professional dance partner Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing came to a close on Saturday night, and Coronation Street's Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola were victorious. Ellie and Vito beat their fellow contestants, EastEnders' Bobby Brazier and his partner, Dianne Buswell, and Bad Education's Layton Williams and his partner Nikita Kuzmin to the iconic Glitterball trophy. However, after what we can only imagine were a slew of elaborate celebrations over the course of the evening, the Strictly stars have all come back down to reality.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have spotted the 'pure love' Vito Coppola has with one of his co-stars - and it's not Ellie Leach. The pair emerged victorious on Saturday night (December 16) in the final of the BBC One dance contest.

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! winner Sam Thompson has declared that he's missing his best pal, Tony Bellew, with whom he was very close to in the jungle. Former Made in Chelsea star Sam, 31, and ex British boxer Tony, 41, formed an unlikely bromance in the Australian jungle - which had I'm A Celeb fans charmed.

Strictly star Layton Williams has broken their silence after losing out to Ellie Leach in the final on Saturday.

Numerous Coronation Street stars have taken to social media to congratulate Ellie Leach on her Strictly Come Dancing win, after she and Vito Coppola lifted the Glitterball trophy. Ellie, 22, and Vito, 31, were crowned the champions of the 2023 series on Saturday, 16 December, after facing Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin, as well as Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell in the grand final.

Strictly Come Dancing crowned Ellie Leach as the winner of this year's competition after fighting off competition from Layton Williams and Bobby Braier. As the viewers voted for their favourite dancers, the scores showed Layton and Nikita at the top of the leaderboard with a total of 119. They were closely followed by Bobby and Dianne who scored 117 while Ellie and Vito had a score of 115.

Despite coming second on this year's I'm A Celebrity, Tony Bellew looks set to receive a whopping £3 million due to his bromance with Sam Thompson. The boxer looks to be set for big things, as Jonathan Shalit OBE, chairman of InterTalent, reckons the star will be able to cash in quickly, reports the Mirror.

It's hard to believe but 13 weeks have flown by and the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final is now nearly here. On Saturday night (December 16) the final three couples will take to the ballroom floor for one last time.

Sam Thompson may have been crowned the winner of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, but his best mate Pete Wicks is cashing in on his success – without even stepping foot in the jungle. Even though fewer people watched this season, it seems that Sam has gained a lot of new fans.

Ellie Leach has said performing on Strictly Come Dancing has helped build her “self-confidence” by putting her out of her comfort zone. The former Coronation Street star, 22, will go up against actors Layton Williams and Bobby Brazier on Saturday night as they compete to win the glitterball trophy.

Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson, who was crowned king of the jungle on Sunday's episode of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! had his "priorities" questioned by his girlfriend Zara McDermott in his latest Instagram post.

Sam Thompson was spotted grinning from ear to ear as he flew home from Australia after being crowned the King of the Jungle on this year's I'm A Celebrity.. Get Me Out of Here! series.