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Vito Coppola has met Fleur East’s baby for the first time – and it’s adorable (Picture: Instagram)

Prepare to have your heart melted thanks to Fleur East, who reunited with her former Strictly Come Dancing partner for a very special occasion.

The X Factor runner-up was paired with Vito Coppola, 31, on the 2022 series of the dance show, and the pair made it all the way to the final following a string of epic performances.

Over a year later and they’re closer than ever, with It Takes Two host Fleur introducing Italian dance star Vito to her newborn baby, and documented his visit on Instagram.

Fleur, 36, welcomed her daughter Nova with her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin, 35, in March, with a dramatic labour meaning she gave birth on her living room floor.

Thankfully, Nova is one happy and healthy baby and is more than enjoying cuddles from her mummy’s famous pal, with Fleur joking Vito is Nova’s crazy uncle.

Fleur joked that Vito was was Nova’s ‘crazy uncle'(Picture: Instagram)

Fleur said that Vito and Nova were already ‘best friends’ (Picture: Instagram)

Fleur and Vito made it all the way to the Strictly finals (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)

The duo constantly wowed with their energetic performances (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)

On Sunday (April 7), Fleur said that Nova and Vito were already thick as thieves.

Alongside a selfie of the three of them, with Fleur and Vito beaming, she wrote: ‘Nova’s crazy uncle Vito came to visit and it’s fair to say, they get on well’.

Another photo captured Vito grinning from ear to ear as he held the little one up to his face.

‘Best friends!’, Fleur sweetly wrote.

Just a few weeks after giving birth, the radio DJ  revealed that she had already gone back to work, explaining that she felt ‘ready to get back on stage’ as she returned to performing.

She revealed she had received and accepted an offer to perform at a gig, having initially been undecided.

Fleur and her husband welcomed Nova in March (Picture: Instagram)

The Sax hitmaker gave birth on her living room floor (Picture: Getty Images)

Fleur said on Instagram: ‘I was anxious being without our baby girl for a bit and my body definitely doesn’t feel the same, but surprisingly the energy took over.’

She went on: ‘It felt amazing to perform with these incredible ladies who gave me good, positive vibes on stage.

‘I was able to get out there, move my body, sing and do what I love and then get back to the little person I love with all my heart.

‘I spoke to lots of you on my stories about Mum guilt and feeling anxious and it’s nice to know I’m not alone, we all experience it in some way, I’m told that it will get easier and a happy Mama means a happy bubba. ❤️’

In more delightful news for Fleur’s family, she announced last month that her sister Keshia was engaged to her partner, Connor.

The Sax singer reshared a video on her Story of Keshia showing off her sparkling diamond engagement ring while in a pool on holiday with her beau.

‘My lil sis is engaged!’ Fleur wrote, alongside an array of celebratory emojis.

‘Congrats @keshiaeast_ and Connor xxx,’ she added.

Fleur confirmed the safe arrival of her first child in March with a photo showing her out and about with the bundle of joy cuddled into her chest.

‘And just like that, our baby girl, Nova, is here!!’, the singer began in her caption.

Fleur and Marcel have been an item for 15 years (Picture: Samir Hussein/Getty Images for Urban Outfitters)

The couple tied the knot five years ago in Morrocco (Picture: Instagram/Fleur East)

‘Our daughter entered the world via squat position into the arms of my Husband and I on our living room floor! 🤣 One day I will share my birth story with you (what a RIDE!), but for now, we are resting and doing well.’

Fleur went on to thank the ‘amazing’ midwives who were ‘by my side’, as well as her birthing partners and family.

‘It really does take a village!’, Fleur exclaimed.

She concluded: ‘So grateful to God for this blessing. Our little Nova was born on the 22nd March and it feels like she’s always been here. ❤️😘🍼✨’

Following her daughter’s birth, Fleur was inundated with messages from her Strictly castmates, with Johannes Radebe commenting: ‘Congratulations to you both. 😍❤’

‘So happy for you both!😍😍 xxx’, wrote Tess Daly.

‘CONGRATULATIONS FAM!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉’, commented AJ Odudu.

Judge Motsi Mabuse penned: ‘❤❤❤ congratulations mommy ❤❤❤’

Sax hitmaker Fleur have been together for over a decade, as they started dating in 2010 after meeting in a bar in 2009 when he was working as a waiter.

Fleur was dating someone else at the time, but the pair reconnected a year later and tied the knot in June 2019 in Morocco.

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