{"id":41428,"date":"2023-12-09T19:59:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T18:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1941847"},"modified":"2023-12-09T19:57:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T18:57:54","slug":"strictlys-ellie-leach-didnt-think-shed-get-this-far-ahead-of-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictlys-ellie-leach-didnt-think-shed-get-this-far-ahead-of-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly\u2019s Ellie Leach didn\u2019t think she\u2019d get this far ahead of semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I had no expectations of where I was going to end up. I didn\u2019t think about making it to this point or to get to the final.” <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 09 December 2023 at 18:55 PM<\/p>

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With the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> about to air, Ellie Leach<\/a> and Vito Coppola<\/a> spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com<\/a> about their run on the series so far, which has seen them top the leaderboard<\/a> four times.<\/p>\n

Ellie and Vito have had a strong run all season, most recently scoring 36 for their Quickstep to Belle from Beauty and The Beast.<\/p>\n

Asked how it feels to have made it this far in the competition, Ellie said: \u201cWe are so excited. I can\u2019t believe that it\u2019s the semi final. It feels like we\u2019ve done like four or five dances. It doesn\u2019t feel like we\u2019ve done 11. It\u2019s crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started Strictly I had no expectations of where I was going to end up. I didn\u2019t think about making it to this point or to get to the final. All I wanted to do was have fun for as long as I could and embrace every moment. I didn\u2019t really have expectations but I feel really grateful. I\u2019m so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n