Ellie Goldstein And Vito Coppola's Strictly Come Dancing Exit Leaves Fans In Tears

Vito Coppola and Ellie Goldstein reflect on their time on Strictly Come Dancing following their eliminationThis article contains spoilers for the latest Strictly Come Dancing elimination.There wasn’t a dry eye in any house tuned into Strictly Come Dancing over the weekend, as Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola were sent home from the competition.During Sunday night’s launch show, the model, actor and disability advocate wound up in the dance-off for the first time, alongside soap star Balvinder Sopal.After both stars danced for the second time, the judges unanimously opted to save the EastEnders cast member, but they were still clearly upset at seeing Ellie leave the competition.Meanwhile, Vito was full of praise for his celebrity dance partner, telling her: “There are no words I can use to describe how proud I am of you and you did really change my life so much. You made me such a better person.“At the beginning of this year, I said, ‘please, please can you send me a beautiful angel into my life?’. And [then] you arrived.”He added: “I’ve never had a little sister but I always wanted one. Now, I have you and you’re my little sister forever, and your big brother is always by your side.”Ellie was similarly effusive about Vito, telling the Italian pro: “He is a kind person and all I wanted from day one. You have been so heartwarming, thank you.”View this post on InstagramA post shared by BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly)Posting on Instagram, the pair’s co-stars were clearly sad to see them go, too.Nikita Kuzmin wrote: “So so proud of you [Ellie]. What a beautiful journey you’ve had, you’ve done it all with your heart and genuine self. And my brother [Vito], you’ve just been unbelievable this whole season, and what a partner, brother and friend you’ve been to Ellie! Love you both.”Dianne Buswell described the pair as “my absolute favourites”, telling them: “You both made me feel emotional every week watching you and I will miss the magic of this partnership. Ellie we both have a brother in Vito and we are lucky girls.”Nancy Xu agreed that Ellie and Vito had been her “absolute favourite team”, while Michelle Tsiakkas commented: “The most beautiful partnership. I’m going to miss watching you both so much. You are both amazing.”Strictly fans were also overwhelmed with emotion watching Ellie and Vito’s final moments in the ballroom together:“can you send me a beautiful angel in my life??” ellie and vito spread nothing but joy every single week and will be greatly missed! #Strictlypic.twitter.com/OQ277MZvya— leah (@paradiseieah) November 2, 2025Ellie may not have won #Strictly#StrictlyComeDancing but she's won a place in all our hearts ❤️🥺I genuinelly feel that Ellie & Vito have been one of the most genuine and authentic partnerships on this year's SCD. Their bond was so real and they'll be missed so much. 😢💔 pic.twitter.com/yCoTJ8FuZ8— Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) November 2, 2025Ellie has been such a joy to watch on Strictly, she’s clearly had the time of her life and Vito has supported her journey so perfectly with the right level of sensitivity; like any big brother would. Someone pass me a tissue 💔 #Strictlypic.twitter.com/j7vP9P9KLT— luce 🪩🤍 (@lucymaygoodwin) November 2, 2025Ellie,You have broken so many barriers dancing 💃 in Strictly and I know lots of people are inspired by what you have achieved and you have been in so many 💟 throughout Congratulations 🎊 on your Strictly Journey with my Vito 🥺🥺🥺#StrictlyComeDancing#Strictlypic.twitter.com/gelDg3HmaR— A TV Friend 📺 🍭 #FBPE Vito & Kai (@atvfriend) November 2, 2025Blubbing 😢 watching Ellie and Vito has been such a joy. What a wonderful relationship they built. Vito is a very special teacher and Ellie has brought her most beautiful self and personality to #Strictly#willbemissedpic.twitter.com/tOj9lrwf1B— RevShuna (@shunad) November 2, 2025Ellie should be very proud of herself! Happy she was paired with Vito can see she had a right giggle dancing with him #Strictly#StrictlyComeDancing#SCDpic.twitter.com/SmvPiD0szs— Uzoamaka🙌🏿💡💃🏾🌞💕🙏🏿 (@TashAmaka) November 2, 2025I rate Vito 100% he has such a pure soul and all he did was look after Ellie and let her be and showcase herself. Genuine. #Strictlypic.twitter.com/lqmEUYG0jN— #PRICKLYBITCH🌵 (@pricklyteee) November 2, 2025Ellie, you wonderful butterfly, you’ve been a ray of sunshine this whole competition. And Vito, YOU are an angel. Heartbroken for you that your journey has come to an end, but I hope you never forget what you’ve achieved. I adore you both xxxx#StrictlyComeDancing#Strictlypic.twitter.com/nlogg2oG7G— ♀ SHANE ♀🚺 ♿️🇺🇦 #StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly (@SHANEOfficial_) November 2, 2025This series has shown how incredible Vito is as a professional partner, you could see how much he cared for Ellie and he truly got the absolute best out of her every week. So sad to see them both go actually. #Strictly— ✧ 𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 ✧ (@alexanderls3) November 2, 2025I am gutted for Ellie. Holding back tears. They had to judge fairly and that’s what they said. Ellie proved disability doesn’t hold you back. She danced, she served and she was beautiful, is beautiful. Her partnership with Vito was incredible. #Strictly— Tina (@ElloTeenah) November 2, 2025Vito is such a beautiful soul. The best partner Ellie could have had #Strictly— David (@betbinch) November 2, 2025Vito Coppola is the BEST professional on #Strictly#StrictlyComeDancing in my opinion. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼3 time SCD finalist - a SCD champion in 2023 and an all round genuinely positive guy who brings the best out of all of his partners. 🥰What he achieved with Ellie was sensational! 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/jtbvJHS5dF— Ryan Glendenning ✨ (@RyanSoapKing25) November 2, 2025Ellie previously made history as the first contestant with Down’s Syndrome to appear on the main series of Strictly Come Dancing.During her time on the show she impressed both the judges and viewers at home, most notably with her Couple’s Choice routine to the KPop Demon Hunters cut Golden.MORE STRICTLY:La Voix 'Auditioning' For Claudia Winkleman's Strictly Job Was Our TV Highlight Of The WeekendShirley Ballas Has 4 Words Of Advice For La Voix After Strictly Come Dancing Score BacklashThomas Skinner Explains Why He Wishes He'd 'Never Done' Strictly Come Dancing

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