Strictly confidential

So what IS going on between Helen & dancer Vito? It's...

- LAURA ARMSTRONG

TV PRESENTER Helen Skelton had a ball with Vito Coppola on the Strictly tour - and word on the dance floor is the couple are stepping out on casual dates.

Sources say the Countryfile host and the professional dancer have "bonded" after spending time together on the show tour bus as it travelled between UK cities.

Mum-of-three Helen, 39 - who hot-footed it to last year's final with Gorka Marquez - has been single since splitting from her rugby star husband Richie Myler, 32, just months before the 2022 Strictly season kicked off.

But her link with Italian Vito - who also made the final with singer-songwriter Fleur East is said to have caught the attention of fellow stars behind the scenes.

A source said last night: "Helen and Vito were good friends during Strictly, but really bonded on tour.