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Helen Skelton 'close with Strictly Come Dancing professional Vito Coppola on tour'

Helen Skelton is rumoured to be dating dancer Vito Coppola after growing close on the Strictly Come Dancing tour. The pair reportedly "bonded" while travelling together between UK cities on the tour bus.

Helen, 39, who reached the popular show's final with partner Gorka Marquez last year, has been single since splitting from ex-husband and Leeds Rhinos star Richie Myler, 32, months before the show began. However her involvement with Vito - who also got to the final with singer Fleur East - has allegedly got her co-stars talking.

A source told The Mirror: “Helen and Vito were good friends during Strictly, but really bonded on tour. There were two buses for the cast – the party bus and the quiet bus.

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