The BBC Countryfile star made the admission on Tom Bryant’s Outdoors in Mind podcast - after reaching the final of the show last December alongside the Spanish pro.

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Strictly Come Dancing star, who was paired up with Graziano di Prima for the ongoing series before their elimination, has opened up about her osteoporosis diagnosis.

On Saturday night the pair will return to the ballroom in the BBC One dance contest after surviving the dance-off last weekend

Vito was left livid with the judges on the show over their feedback to him and Ellie Leach, his celebrity partner.

Vito Coppola is currently paired with Ellie Leach on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing

The betting company has decreed that his odds of being sent home in the next round currently stand at 5/4, whilst EastEnders actor Bobby Brazier is next with odds of 7/4.

The ballroom dancer was diagnosed with grade three breast cancer in May, and finished her last round of chemotherapy on 9 November.

The professional dancer was doing a bit of reflecting ahead of the BBC One dance contest's quarter-finals

The head judge is currently preparing her scoring paddles for the quarter-finals of the BBC One dance contest this weekend

Ellie Taylor has given birth to a baby boy - to the delight of former Strictly stars such as Kym Marsh and Helen Skelton. She performed alongside Johannes Radebe in the 2022 edition of Strictly

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Amy spent more time in the hospital this week amid her battle with breast cancer

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The EastEnders star and his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell are currently preparing for the quarter-finals

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Leach is still the big favourite to win the new series of the BBC show

Nigel Harman has been struggling to impress the judges with his performance on the dancefloor in recent weeks, leaving fans worried the former EastEnders star will be voted off

EastEnders star and his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell have made it to the quarter-final of Strictly Come Dancing and will compete on Musicals Week this weekend.