{"id":244138,"date":"2023-12-19T18:53:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=244138"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:53:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:53:52","slug":"strictly-champion-ellie-leach-pays-tribute-to-show-finalists-as-she-reveals-welcome-home-celebrations-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/tv-and-movies\/strictly-champion-ellie-leach-pays-tribute-to-show-finalists-as-she-reveals-welcome-home-celebrations-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly champion Ellie Leach pays tribute to show finalists as she reveals welcome home celebrations | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STRICTLY Come Dancing star Ellie Leach has paid a touching tribute to her fellow finalists.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old admitted she was still processing her win on Saturday night with pro Vito Coppola, which saw her beat Bobby Brazier and Layton Williams to lift the trophy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sun_Instagram_image_download_null_83949.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-872.png\"><\/p>\n<p>But showing she is truly a gracious winner, the Corrie star expressed her <span>pride<\/span> about everyone involved in the BBC dance competition.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie wrote: \u201cMy face says it all!!!! utter disbelief!!!! So grateful to be a part of such an amazing show surrounded by amazing people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo my fellow finalists @bobbybrazier @diannebuswell @laytonwilliams @nikita__kuzmin i\u2019m so lucky we got to share that special final together, so proud of you all, you are all incredible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso huge love to everyone who was a part of strictly this year, everyone was amazing!!! Each one of us so different but all connected by one beautiful thing, Strictly Come Dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on Ellie Leach<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ac-strictly-rich-list-comp.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ac-strictly-rich-list-comp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ac-strictly-rich-list-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HAVING A BALL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strictly winners rich list &#8211; including Abbey&#x27;s payday for racy lingerie deals<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VP-ELLIE-VITO_COMP.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VP-ELLIE-VITO_COMP.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VP-ELLIE-VITO_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STRICTLY LOVE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strictly&#x27;s Ellie Leach finally breaks silence on &#x27;romance&#x27; with Vito Coppola<\/h3>\n<p>Ellie also revealed a banner had been put up in her family home celebrating her win.<\/p>\n<p>Since winning the show, Ellie has been catching up on some much needed family time and headed for a pub lunch on Sunday to mark the end of the series.<\/p>\n<p>And yesterday she headed to the This Morning studios to mark her success.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about her win, Ellie said: \u201cI feel like it&#x27;s never going to feel real. Yesterday I was like, what is going on, and laid in bed all day and went for tea with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in TV<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-lnr9lw0o1-1702971226614.jpg\"><\/picture><span>&#8216;DOESN&#8217;T LOOK GOOD&#8217; <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Kate Garraway&#8217;s husband Derek isn&#8217;t in a &#8216;good way&#8217;, her co-star says<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/dk-page12-esther_COMP-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GO WITH DIGNITY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>TV legend Esther Rantzen, 83, may end life at Dignitas after cancer battle<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-b3azout6w-1702917632345.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PETE&#8217;S SAKE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pete Wicks breaks silence on \u2018bedding I\u2019m A Celebrity wives\u2019 after boozy nights<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VP-ELLIE-VITO_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STRICTLY LOVE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strictly&#8217;s Ellie Leach finally breaks silence on &#8216;romance&#8217; with Vito Coppola<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>She also\u00a0played down speculation\u00a0that she is\u00a0dating\u00a0Vito despite their \u201cintense chemistry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0Josie Gibson\u00a0asked if the rumours were true, she said: &quot;Honestly, we&#x27;ve just been having the most amazing time dancing and we&#x27;ve built a really strong bond and a friendship that will last forever.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Vito also echoed: &quot;We have a really beautiful bond, a good bond. When you see a person and you connect with a person straight away.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m a very first impression and when we met, we had that feeling that we knew each other for so long.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m so so lucky to have you in my life.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Craig Doyle\u00a0appeared to read between the lines and said: &quot;There&#x27;s 100 per cent romance, 100 per cent&#8230;I can see it.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Ellie and Vito quickly exclaimed: &quot;No, no.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/guy-levy-bbc-pa-wire-866747392.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/live-show-ellie-leach-vito-866757803-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/25099313\/strictly-ellie-leach-pays-tribute-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STRICTLY Come Dancing star Ellie Leach has paid a touching tribute to her fellow finalists. 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