Vito Coppola has spoken out in support of his Strictly Come Dancing partner Fleur East, after some viewers claim she 'fell' in the dance-off at the weekend, as James Bye was sent home.
Having landed in the bottom two a few weeks earlier, Fleur and Vito were hoping to avoid the same fate when they performed a salsa to Beyonce's Break My Soul for Halloween Week. While their scores put them away from the danger zone, the former X Factor star and her Italian pro fell victim to the 'middle of the leaderboard curse' once again, as they landed in the Strictly dance-off alongside EastEnders actor James and his partner Amy Dowden.
With James and Amy having finished at the foot of the standings on Saturday night, they were the favourites to go and it was them who were eliminated, after both couples had danced again and the judges had their say on who should stay in the competition. However, while plenty of fans were glad Fleur stayed and were angry she was in the bottom two again, others argued she should have gone after a stumble in her performance.
