Ellie Leach says she has ’fallen in love’ with Strictly experience

Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach declared she has “completely fallen in love with dancing” ahead of the show’s upcoming live UK tour. The former Coronation Street star, 22, beat Layton Williams and Bobby Brazier in the grand finale and became the competition’s youngest winner in December with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola. Leach said: “I’ve grown so much as a person and it’s completely changed my outlook on life. “I used to be scared to say yes to things whereas now I just embrace it and I’m like, ‘Yeah, why not? What’s the worst that could happen?’.” Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out o