Ellie Leach is one to watch in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing.
The former Coronation Street actress has won the heart of the nation thanks to her leaderboard-topping performances with professional dancer Vito Coppola.
Ellie and Vito are firm favourites to lift the glitterball trophy next month and have recently set tongues wagging amid romance rumours.
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The ex Faye Windass star insists she and Vito are just great friends, and previously admitted that the opportunity to take part in Strictly came at a good time as she had been cheated on in the past.
Here is all we know about Ellie's relationship history and love life.
Split from influencer boyfriend
Ellie and her boyfriend Reagan Pettman broke up after five years together earlier this year.
Reagan is also in the limelight as he works as a model, influencer and dancer.
A source told The Sun: "Ellie has the world at her feet after stepping away from Corrie and she has taken time to reflect on which direction her life is going in.
"Ellie and Reagan decided to call things a day and she is making the most of her single status."
Cheating heartache
Before starting Strictly, Ellie said she joined the show at the "perfect time".
"Being cheated on was upsetting, but now’s the perfect time to put my all into Strictly and give that 500 per cent," she told The Mirror.
However, Ellie didn't clarify who cheated on her.
Romance rumours with Vito Coppola
Speculation has been rife for a number of weeks now that Ellie and Vito are more than friends.
Vito raised eyebrows when he gushed over the Corrie star on Instagram a couple of weeks ago when they made it through to the next week of the competition.
He wrote on Instagram: "To you my Lulú.. I am so proud of you and you know how much I believe in you so just keep going and keep working hard as you are already doing every day.
"You are doing great baby. Have a good rest tonight and make sure you eat properly. See you tomorrow for another beautiful day together."
The rumour mill then went into overdrive when fellow contestant Amanda Abbington, who pulled out of the competition, left a telling comment on an Instagram post of Ellie and Vito.
She wrote: "Stunning. So proud of the both of you. You are the most beautiful couple!," with the comment being liked by hundreds of fans.
Ellie recently broke her silence on the rumours, insisting that she and Vito are great friends and she hopes this friendship continues beyond Strictly.
Talking about Vito giving her a kiss, she told OK! Magazine : "It was only a kiss on the cheek. He gives me a kiss on the cheek every Saturday! It was definitely on the cheek."
Ellie added: "We really, really get along and we have a lovely friendship. I hope we can continue that.
"We’ve got a really good relationship where we kind of know what the other needs. Vito even lets me have power naps during training."
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