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Strictly Come Dancing fans were left sobbing as Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola were eliminated from the competition on Sunday night - and noted it was a first for the pro dancer.

It is the first time that professional dancer Vito has been eliminated from the competition since joining the hit show in 2022.

He has only ever made it to the final of the show before, and took home the Glitterball trophy in 2023 with soap star Ellie Leach.

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He finished second in 2022 with singer and radio presenter Fleur East, and was runner-up again in 2024 with actress Sarah Hadland.

Emotions were running high in the studio on Sunday night as the judges unanimously chose to save Balvinder Sopal over Ellie

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