One Ell of a night

Smiling Strictly winner clutches glitterball after dazzling party

-  MARK JEFFERIES

STRICTLY winner Ellie Leach flashes a grin as dazzling as the glitterball she hugs tight early yesterday.

The delighted 22-year-old actress became the show's youngest champion when she scooped the trophy along with dance partner Vito Coppola in the final on Saturday evening.

Ellie celebrated at the after-party and was among the last to leave early on Sunday morning.

The former Corrie star beat rivals Layton Williams and pro Nikita Kuzmin and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell.

She said: "Words cannot describe how I am feeling right now and I cannot believe we have just won Strictly Come Dancing 2023.