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Fleur East praises ‘amazing’ Strictly Come Dancing partner Vito Coppolo but jokes ‘he sweats’ in rehearsals-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro
Fleur gifted Vito deodorant for his birthday…
Fleur East joked about the deodorant she gave dancing partner Vito Coppola for his birthday (Picture: Backgrid)
Fleur East has opened up about the ‘amazing’ time she’s having on Strictly Come Dancing but joked she sometimes has to get a bit too up-close-and-personal with partner Vito Coppola.
The musician thrilled fans when she was announced in the lineup for the 2022 edition of Strictly, and she and partner Vito are impressing judges in the competition so far.
Professional dancer Vito, who previously won Italy’s version of Strictly, and Fleur appeared on Thursday’s Good Morning Britain where they spoke about their partnership – and poked fun at each other at the same time.
Speaking to Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard, Fleur joked that all she does these days is ‘dance and sleep,’ and praised Vito for helping her learn the complicated dances.
‘We reflect each other’s energy, we bounce off each other,’ she said of their partnership.
‘We laugh a lot but work really hard at the same time, and when we perform it’s just amazing. When we perform I can’t wait to do it again!’
Fleur and Vito have been paired up on the most recent series of Strictly (Picture: BBC/Ray Burmiston)
She then spoke about the very thoughtful gifts she got for Vito for his recent birthday: deodorant and detergent, with Vito splitting himself laughing as the GMB hosts brought it up.
‘We’re in rehearsals every day, he’s sweating, he smells!’ she insisted as Vito grinned alongside her.
‘It was a selfish present,’ she joked, before relenting and telling the presents: ‘No, not really.’
Fleur went on to say that former contestant AJ Pritchard had given her advice before she started the series, telling her to ‘surrender to the experience.’
The stars are among the favourites to win this series of the dance competition (Picture: PA)
The professional dancer, brother of Love Island star Curtis Pritchard, told Fleur that Strictly would be ‘the toughest thing you’ve ever done but the most amazing and rewarding thing.’
Now in the middle of her own Strictly adventure, Fleur can admit: ‘My gosh was he right.’
The musician is currently the favourite to lift the Glitterball trophy alongside Italian dancer Vito.
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It follows last year’s champ Rose Ayling-Ellis, who won the 2021 series with her partner Giovanni Pernice.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV.
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