Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach says final journey has helped her 'build self-confidence'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEllie Leach has said performing on Strictly Come Dancing has helped build her “self-confidence” by putting her out of her comfort zone.
The former Coronation Street star, 22, will go up against actors Layton Williams and Bobby Brazier on Saturday night as they compete to win the glitterball trophy.
Leach will take on three dances during the grand finale with her professional partner Vito Coppola, who she said believed in her from the start.
Ahead of the finale, she said: “At the beginning of the competition I really didn’t have much self-confidence or self-belief and that’s something that I’ve always really struggled with. “So I think that Strictly has really helped me to build on that and grow because, obviously, we go live on Saturday night, which is something that I’m really not used to. “You (have to) put out to millions of people and doing something that’s completely out of your comfort zone.
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