OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional Vito Coppola has told how he choked on spaghetti during a live performance last weekend.
The Italian dancer was forced to continue his Italian-inspired Charleston routine with partner Fleur East on Sunday night’s show (11.12.22), despite having pasta lodged in the back of his throat.
Appearing alongside Fleur on Strictly’s spin-off show ‘It Takes Two’, Vito opened up about the unusual mishap that took place.
Presenter Rylan Clark joked whether the “biggest challenge” he has faced during his ‘Strictly’ career has been eating while dancing, asking: “Now actual spaghetti! Listen you’re an Italian, I’m sure you love a bit of spaghetti now and again. But whilst dancing?”
Vito explained it’s not how it was meant to go down as he bit off more than he could chew, by shovelling a load of spaghetti into his mouth before hitting the dancefloor.
He said: “At the beginning it was just to take one spaghetti and then to pull it out. But of course the temptation, so I did like two or three.
“Next it was time to dance, so I just bit, I was chewing and for the whole dance, I was choking.”
Fleur added: “He was committed, he was committed to the role.”
Despite the unfortunate blunder, Fleur and Vito managed to win over the judges with their sensational dance routine and scored and impressive 39 out of 40 points.
Vito was emotional on Sunday during a touching tribute to Fleur, as he admitted she “saved” him from a tough time.
He said: “Fleur is one of the best people I have ever met in my life, she is so humble, she is a pure soul.
“She doesn’t know this but she saved me from a tough period that I had. She is so brave but humble, she never says no. She is so grateful and I am so proud of you.”
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