Vito Coppola facts: Strictly Come Dancing star's age, girlfriend, family and dancing career revealed
13 December 2024, 16:16
Where is Vito Coppola from? And who is his partner? Here's everything you need to know about the ballroom champion.
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Vito Coppola joined the Strictly Come Dancing professional line up in 2022 after years of success in the competition world.
Partnered up with Sarah Hadland for 2024, Vita is reigning champion after lifting the Glitterball trophy last year with Ellie Leach.
No stranger to winning, Vita is an 11-time Italian Latin American Champion along with many other awards and achievements from his dancing career, which began aged 10.
Here's everything you need to know about Vita including his age, where he's from, his relationship status and more.
How old is Vito Coppola and where is he from?
Born on September 27th 1992, Vita celebrated his 32nd birthday in 2024.
From Italy, he was raised in Eboli, in Salerno, but of course, now resides in the UK for his Strictly career.
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How tall is Vito Coppola?
Vito is thought to be around 5ft 11 which is around 1.8m in height.
Does Vito Coppola have a girlfriend?
At present, Vita is believed to be single. In 2023 he was connected to his dance partner Ellie Leach but the pair confirmed on multiple times they were just friends.
Vito was previously in a relationship with pop star Arisa who he won Italy's Strictly Come Dancing with in 2021.
However, by 2022, reports surfaced the pair had split after facing a "rocky patch". Vito later said he and Arisa left their romance "on good terms".
Who are Vito Coppola's family?
Growing up in a huge Italian family, Vito and his younger brother Jonathan were raised on a farm in their hometown.
Vito keeps his family out of the spotlight mostly but did introduce his sibling on Strictly once leaving viewers shocked by how similar they looked.
What are Vito Coppola's dance achievements?
Used to winning, Vito has had quite a successful life in the competition world as well as on TV.
To start, he is an 11-time champion of the Italian Latin American competition. He's also a three-time World Championship finalist and a European Cup Winner. He became one the of highest ranking athletes of the competition world.
He then went on to win Italy's version of Strictly and has already been a runner-up and winner in the UK.
Away from dancing, Vito has also just won Celebrity Masterchef 2024.
Meet the Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers:
- Amy Dowden
- Gorka Marquez
- Nadiya Bychkova
- Neil Jones
- Luba Mushtuk
- Karen Hauer
- Michelle Tsiakkas
- Johannes Radebe
- Katya Jones
- Alijaz Skorjanec
- Vito Coppola
- Dianne Buswell
- Nikita Kuzmin
- Nancy Xu
- Jowita Przystal
- Lauren Oakley
- Kai Widdrington
- Carlos Gu
Meet the Strictly presenters and judges:
Meet the 2024 Strictly celebs:
- Jamie Borthwick
- JB Gill
- Montell Douglas
- Wynne Evans
- Tasha Ghouri
- Sarah Hadland
- Chris McCausland
- Sam Quek
- Shayne Ward
- Pete Wicks
- Tom Dean - eliminated week 1
- Toyah Willcox - eliminated week 2
- Nick Knowles - eliminated week 3
- Paul Merson - eliminated week 4
- Dr Punam Krishan - eliminated week 5
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