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Strictly’s Vito Coppola praises ‘little sister’ Ellie Goldstein following elimination

Strictly’s Vito delivers emotional message to Ellie following elimination
  • Strictly Come Dancing professional Vito Coppola and his partner Ellie Goldstein were eliminated from the competition on Sunday, 2 November.
  • The couple's exit occurred after they lost a dance-off against Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon.
  • Coppola delivered an emotional speech to Goldstein, telling her she had "changed my life forever" and promising they would be "friends forever".
  • He described how earlier this year, he prayed for a “beautiful angel to enter his life” and “now you have arrived”.
  • Goldstein, 23, reciprocated by thanking her professional partner for "making my days so much better".
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