BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers' 'jaws drop' as Vito Coppola's celebrity double spotted

Vito Coppola caused Strictly Come Dancing viewers' jaws to drop over his transformation for the show's annual Halloween special. It was fright night in the ballroom on Saturday (October 26) as spooky Halloween festivities arrived early.

Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman swerved donning fancy dress, instead wearing matching all-black ensembles, as week six of the BBC One dance contest got underway. But they didn't need to go too crazy as the judges certainly made up for it.

Viewers were left screaming at Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke's incredible joint effort as the twins from The Shining. Meanwhile, Motsi Mabuse came dressed as classic Disney villain Cruella de Vill while head judge Shirley Ballas appeared as Hocus Pocus' Winifred Sanderson.

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But back to the 11 remaining couples and their performances and Vito once again found himself top of the leaderboard at the end of the latest live show alongside his celebrity dance partner Sarah Hadland.

Strictly's reigning champ and the Miranda star secured a score of 38 by impressing the judges with their heated Argentine tango to Ready Or Not by Fugees which was filled with challenging lifts and graceful footwork.

Judges Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke both declared it the “dance of the night”, while Craig Revel Horwood noted Hadland had an issue with her first lift but he still thought it was “the most wonderful Argentine tango”.

They topped the leaderboard alongside EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick and his dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas picked up the same score for their playful American smooth to The Addams Family theme while dressed as brother and sister duo Wednesday and Pugsley Addams.

But it was Vito who was causing a commotion on social media as fans were left distracted by his Dracula makeover - and even spotted his celebrity lookalike.

@nvdjas said: "Vito looks so good my jaw genuinely dropped when he walked out #strictly." @SophieSharpie commented: "Vito is looking absolutely gorgeous tonight, oh my goodness. Brilliantly sexy dance too. #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing #SCD." @meganchloa gushed: "I didn’t think Vito could get any more attractive and then he comes out as a vampire for Halloween week!!!! #StrictlyComeDancing #strictly."

@dylan6roberts asked: "Is Vito supposed to be Paul Rudd? #Strictly #HappyHalloween." @mrs_steph_hope echoed: "Has Vito come as Paul Rudd this week? #strictly." @proudmum73 shared: "Does anyone else think that Vito looks like Paul Rudd?! #strictly."@Cocobay_Rum posted: "& now Vito looks like Paul Rudd #strictly." @ZoeyGomezBooks added: "#Strictly Vito looking very Paul Rudd this week."