STRICTLY Come Dancing will see one couple crowned the 2022 champions tonight.
Hoping to take home the win alongside his Strictly come dancing partner Fleur East, is professional dancer Vito Coppola.
Strictly pro Vito Coppola has landed a place in the final alongside celeb partner Fleur East
Who is Vito Coppola?
Born in Naples, Italy, in September 1992, 30-year-old Vito Coppola is a professional dancer and Italian TV star.
He began dancing at the tender age of six and won national championships when he was just 10.
The talented dancer continued to compete until 2021 – when he left the competition world as one of its highest ranking athletes.
Most recently Vito won Ballando con le Stelle alongside dance partner Arisa – the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing.
In Italy, Vito is also now a well known face on TV, and even appeared as a dancer on the Italian version of The Masked Singer.
What dancing competitions has he won?
Vito is an 11-time Italia Latin American Champion.
The dancer is also a three-time World Championship finalist and European Cup winner.
Now he is hoping to add Strictly Come Dancing 2022 to his list of impressive wins.
When did he join Strictly Come Dancing?
Vito joined Strictly in 2022 as one of the new professional dancers.
It was revealed he had joined the pro line-up, along with Chinese National Champion Carlos Gu, former Under 21 British National Champion Lauren Oakley, and Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas.
Announcing the news on Twitter, the BBC said: “Welcome Carlos, Lauren, Michelle and Vito who join the show and become part of the biggest pro line-up in #Strictly history!”
Speaking about signing up to the show, Vito told the BBC: “I am really excited to become part of this family.”
He added: “I cannot wait to start this new adventure and to challenge myself. Strictly sto arrivando! (or: Strictly I am coming!).”
Can I follow Vito on Instagram?
Vito is an avid user of Instagram, and has an impressive 125k followers (as of December 2022).
The hunky dancer uses the platform to post shirtless selfies, and also share videos of his Strictly journey alongside singer and radio host, Fleur East.
You can follow Vito on Instagram @vitocoppola.
