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<\/p>\nStrictly Come Dancing star Ellie Leach hilariously snapped at pro dance partner Vito Coppola after they shared a hilarious misunderstanding during rehearsals.<\/p>\n
The dynamic duo, who are in the middle of a swirl of dating rumours, were seen practicing a daring lift ahead of their performance this weekend. Vito held Ellie over his shoulders with her legs spread open by his face, but they had to abort mission when she said: \u201cI feel like I\u2019m going to fall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having misheard her, Vito says: \u201cFart? You have to fart?\u201d as he quickly returned her to the ground to give her some space. To which she clarified: \u201cI feel like I\u2019m going to fall!\u201d<\/p>\n
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The pair then burst into hysterics at the misunderstanding. The clip, shared by both Vito on Instagram and on TikTok by the BBC, had viewers in stitches as many took to the comments to share their thoughts. <\/p>\n
\u201cHis panic when he thought she was going to fart,\u201d said one TikTok fan. Another penned: \u201cThe terror on his face when he thought he was wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A third added: \u201cThe fact that he was so worried and concerned that she needed to fart,\u201d penned a third, followed by a laughing emoji. Vito appeared to have confirmed that he is in a relationship with Ellie by referring to her as \u201cmy baby\u201d in a social media post.<\/p>\n
Taking to Instagram Stories on Wednesday (November 8), the Italian dancer uploaded a moody black and white Instagram shot of himself after rehearsing for this week\u2019s show with the former Coronation Street star. \u201cJust finished another day of rehearsal. Well done to my baby Ellie Leach,\u201d he wrote in the accompanying caption. <\/p>\n
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It comes after their ex-Strictly co-star Amanda Abbington, 51, first set tongues wagging by calling them the \u201cmost beautiful couple\u201d on social media while saying she was \u201cso proud\u201d of their performance. Leach, who split from boyfriend of five years, Reagan Pettman, in May after he cheated on her, descried her latest dance with Coppola as a \u201cmagical night\u201d as viewers continue to comment on their chemistry.<\/p>\n
Speaking about their bond, Elli said: \u201cVito has taught me so much already. He tells me, \u2018It\u2019s a competition with yourself. If you\u2019re tired, fight it, if you\u2019re stressed, fight it.\u2019 I also don\u2019t praise myself enough, I just focus on the wrong. But then he\u2019ll say to me, \u2018Yeah, but you just did that\u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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