BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola branded 'spicy' as he tells fans 'this is how I live'

Vito Coppola has been branded 'spicy' by friend and former dancing partner Ellie Leach as he was seen posing up a storm in front of the camera. The Strictly Come Dancing star took to Instagram with some new, brooding images of himself while reflecting on his work.

The pictures were seemingly taken as part of promotion for his upcoming tour, Red Hot and Ready, with fellow pro dancer Dianne Buswell. In them, Vito could be seen shirtless but wearing a backless satin waistcoat and his smart black trousers.

In both images, he could be seen staring directly into the camera, giving his best blue steel, without breaking into his usual infectious smile. But alongside the post, the Italian dancer opened up about his work ethic and hinted at his hopes to stay 'forever young'.

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"I love to work hard and dedicate all myself in everything I do, because 'properly' is the only way I know how to do things," Vito started to type. "Doing things with passion and love is everything for me! This is the way my family raised me and I want to make sure to make them proud of me every single day.

"I will always try to be the best version of myself and I will keep learning and improving, in order to give The Best to everyone of you who believes in me, who follows me, who supports me, beyond the distance and the time. This is how I live. Investing always myself 100%."

He continued: "My family always said to me: 'Vito, as long as you keep learning and improving yourself you will never get old!'
I love this perspective of life, because I love the people who want to stay forever young. And you? Do you want to be forever young? What do you think? This is something that fascinates me a lot, that’s why I will read every single comment here below beautiful people."

Ellie Leach, who won Strictly alongside Vito at the end of last year, was among the first to respond and seemingly reacting to the photos alone, she wrote "spicy," alongside a string of chilli emojis.

Meanwhile, fans and followers reacted to Vito's message with @vitocoppola.fanpage saying: "I love the way you see life, you always find the light in the darkness. We will always support and believe in you, everyone is so proud of what you have achieved. You bring so many smiles to peoples lives. Keep being you."

@allyans58 wrote: "You are truly inspirational Vito, we can see you give 100% of yourself in everything you do. Always here to support you, you make me smile and that keeps me young." @theadventuresofcatandsarah replied: "You bring us joy just by watching you!! You are amazing!! Ans yes we are counting down the days till Masterchef Strictly & of course the tour with Dianne!!"

@ficole1 shared: "You are such a beautiful soul, your family must be so proud of you." @lis.th added: "Vito you are a credit to your family, you put 110% into your dancing and everything you do and it shows. Keep being you and keep dancing."