Ellie Leach burst into tears on Strictly: It Takes Two as she received a heartwarming video message from her famous cousin.
The former Coronation Street actress, 22, and her professional partner Vito Coppola are favorites to win the Glitterball Trophy in Saturday's final.
The actress became emotional when she was shown a video montage of her family during an appearance on the spin-off show.
Her real-life cousin Brooke Vincent, who played Sophie Webster in Coronation Street, expressed her heartfelt support for Ellie.
She said: “Ellie is like the most beautiful person. Every week when we sit down and watch her, it's like a new part of her emerges.
Ellie Leach burst into tears on Strictly: It Takes Two as she received a heartwarming video message from her famous cousin
The former Coronation Street actress, 22, and her professional partner Vito Coppola are favorites to win the Glitterball Trophy in Saturday's final
“She's grown as a woman, her confidence has grown, she's just glowing! 'Just go out there and have the best time!'
Wiping away tears as she watched the clip, Ellie said: “I think for us we always just live in the present.” “We've always said live in the present and don't think too much about the future “Otherwise you’ll miss the smallest details,” the soap star said earlier this week.
“I just wanted to have fun and make Vito proud.” I wanted to make my family proud and I wanted to make myself proud.
“I think I did!” To me, it feels like I’ve already won!
“But if we lifted the glitter ball it would be an incredible feeling and I was just so grateful for the whole experience.” “It would be amazing, but I really feel like I've already won.”
Ellie portrayed Faye Windass in Coronation Street from 2011 until earlier this year when she left the soap.
The star, along with her dance partner Vito, 31, will compete against Layton Williams and Bobby Brazier to win the Glitterball trophy.
During another appearance on It Takes Two, Vito spoke about his rumored romance with the Corrie star, saying: “We have to think about so many things, you know, and choreography and the up and down, left, right, diagonal.”
Her real-life cousin Brooke Vincent, who played Sophie Webster in Coronation Street, expressed her heartfelt support for Ellie (pictured together in 2018).
Ellie said: “I just wanted to have fun and make Vito proud. “I wanted to make my family proud and I wanted to make myself proud.
“And when we're done, we'll have time to eat quickly. “We’re taking a little nap because we need the energy to keep going.”
“After we go home, we make sure we go to sleep the next day we have to go again.”
The choreographer made it clear that despite their strong bond, the two will focus on the grueling training to try and win the Glitterball trophy.
“So we're really focused on all that beautiful experience.” “We just had a very good connection, a 50/50 partnership from the beginning,” Vito added.
Ellie added: “I think we've been dancing together for how many weeks?” We've been together every day for three months.
“And you really need a strong partnership to be able to trust each other.”
Strictly Come Dancing: The Final takes place on Saturday December 16 at 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.