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Vito Coppola ‘closes journey’ on Strictly Come Dancing live tour due to injury

Strictly star encourages the actress to 'keep dancing'

Vito Coppola has left his fans disappointed by announcing his exit from the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour.

Vito and the 53-year-old actress danced their way to the Strictly 2024 finale. While fans looked forward to watching them on the stage again, the Italian dancer has decided to step down from the live shows.

The pro dancer is being temporarily replaced by Nikita Kuzmin and he gave an update to devoted fans. He also promised to continue to support his dear pal Sarah Hadland through all her performances.

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Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola dancing on Strictly
Sarah and Vito made it to the Strictly finale (Credit: BBC / Guy Levy)

Vito Coppola exits Strictly Live our after injury

Vito is the second star to leave the Strictly Live Tour after Wynne Evans, who is currently facing accusations of “inappropriate behaviour”.

The star suffered an injury which forced him to miss the opening dates in Birmingham. Although he was hopeful he would be able to make a comeback in Sheffield, he only managed to return for one date. Vito then suffered a setback which meant he wasn’t on stage for the Liverpool dates, and now Coppola has confirmed he’s left the Strictly tour to recover.

Affectionately calling his partner “Trilly”, Vito penned an emotional caption on Instagram, alongside a montage of their dance performances. He

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