Strictly pro Vito Coppola shares exciting announcement after pulling out of tour

Vito Coppola shares exciting news with fans as after pulling out of the beginning of Strictly Come Dancing Live tour (Photo by Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images).
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After being forced to pull out of the Strictly Come Dancing live tour, Vito Coppola has shared a huge announcement with his fans on Instagram. The professional dancer was originally set to perform with his dance partner Sarah Hadland on the tour, which kicked off in Birmingham on January 17.

Many fans were excited to see the pair dance take the stage after they made it to the Strictly final last month, but unfortunately, the Italian dancer had to withdraw himself from the beginning of the tour due to a back injury.

Fellow professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin, who was partnered with Olympic hockey player Sam Quek in the 2024 series, replaced Vito for the show while he underwent therapy and other forms of treatment. However, in a new update, Vito has revealed that he will be back on stage this week as his back is now "much better", reports the Express.

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The Italian dancer made it to the finals with Sarah Hadland in the 2024 series (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images).
The Italian dancer made it to the finals with Sarah Hadland in the 2024 series (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images). -Credit:Getty Images

In a video shared on Instagram, the dancer was overjoyed to share his news as he said: "I am definitely getting better and I will be back this week. I have been doing all the exercises every single day, all the therapy, all the physio - everything to recover as soon as possible.

"Recovering is my main goal right now. I'm going to be back with you on tour because I want to be able to dance for you and to share my love to you all."

He went on to thank his fans for their ongoing support since he had to step down, adding: "I like this exchange of love. You have been giving me so much and I just want to give it back."

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In his caption, he wrote "Good morning beautiful people. I am here to bring good news. I am feeling better and I am recovering well and I will be finally able to be back on tour.

"I wanted to share with you this beautiful news because you have been so supportive and so kind to me. You sent me thousands of messages and I could feel all your love. You gave a massive contribution and I am so so grateful."

He added: "Back soon, during this week. Happy to join the gang on the Arena Live Tour."

The former Strictly champion also revealed that he will be teaming up with former Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice and judge Shirley Ballas for dance classes and workshops.

His Strictly family took to the comments to show their support, with Nancy Xu posting four red heart emojis to show her support, while former Strictly pro Graziano Di Prima added one red heart emoji. Vito's former dance partner and Strictly winner Ellie Leach, also showed her support by writing: "Yayyyyyyyy," accompanied with red heart emojis.

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