Cliff Notes – Strictly’s Vito Coppola tells troll to ‘watch their mouth’ in angry video
- Vito Coppola faced backlash on social media after sharing a humorous rehearsal video with partner Ellie Goldstein, prompting a critic to demand its removal.
- The critic described the video as “grim” and suggested Vito should stick to dancing content, claiming it undermined his image.
- In response, Vito defended his friends and urged followers to spread positivity, expressing protectiveness over Ellie and his close friends Dianne and Joe.
Strictly’s Vito Coppola tells troll to ‘watch their mouth’ in angry video
Strictly Come Dancing pro Vito Coppola has hit back at critics who criticised him and his friends on social media.
It comes after Vito, 32, shared a video on Instagram showing himself and his Strictly 2025 partner Ellie Goldstein, 23, at rehearsal and pretending to fart.
While most fans saw the funny side, not everyone was amused by the skit.
Since posting the video, Vito has revealed that one critic contacted Ellie to complain about the ‘grim’ post and demand that they delete it, The Mirror reports.
‘Hey girl, please tell Vito to delete the latest fart video,’ they wrote.
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‘It’s not really that funny. He’s supposed to be hot and mysterious – and these type of jokes and skits are grim and don’t present him well at all. Just keep to dancing videos, they’re so cute and fun!’
Vito has defended his friends from trolls (Picture: BBC/Ray Burmiston)
The person behind the message also accused Vito of ‘spending too much time with Dianne and Joe’as they ‘do fart jokes a lot’.
Vito has since responded to the message in a video he shared on Instagram.
“I don’t really pay attention, but in this case, you touched three important people to me,’ he explained.
‘Dianne and Joe, they are really my friends, they are family to me. So you better watch your mouth, yeah, before you speak of certain people.
‘Second, don’t send this message to Ellie because she’s my little sister and I am very protective. I do care a lot so please … I already advised Ellie to block this profile and whoever is gonna even try to say something like this.’
Vito concluded his message by telling his followers to spread joy and enjoyment instead of hate.
Strictly Come Dancing returns on BBC One on Saturday at 9pm.
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