Will Mellor: Last News

READ MORE: Maisie Smith stuns in bikini snaps as she enjoys holiday after saying goodbye to Strictly cast The announcement made on the BBC this morning also revealed that audiences will be returning to the studio, with the launch show revealed on September 7. Will said: "I'm honestly so chuffed to be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this year! Not going to lie, it's totally out of my comfort zone and I know it will be a huge challenge but that's what life is all about.

It won't be long until Strictly Come Dancing will be back on our TV screens, with the first few celebrities recently being confirmed for the 2022 series. Hollyoaks star Will Mellor, 46, was the first star to be announced, closely followed by former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh, 46, who is also set to put her dancing skills to the test later this year.

Coronation Street star Kym MarshHas signed up to appear in this year’s series. The BBC series is scheduled to return next month with presenters Tess Daly, 53, and Claudia Winkleman, 50, back as hosts.

A year after EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice were crowned the winners of Strictly Come Dancing, a whole new host of stars have their eyes set on taking home the famous Glitterball trophy. The popular BBC series recently announced that preparation for the 2022 series is well and truly underway, with recording for the launch show set to take place on Wednesday 7 September.

Kym Marsh has become the second celebrity who will be swapping their day jobs for the glitz and glam of the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom this autumn. The former Coronation Street star has signed up for the 20th series of the BBC dance contest which will launch next month.

Will Mellor is set to put on his dancing shoes as he's been confirmed as the first contestant to join the Strictly Come Dancing line-up. Sharing his joy over being cast for the star-studded show, which is said to be returning in September, the Hollyoaks star said: "I'm honestly so chuffed to be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this year! "Not going to lie, it's totally out of my comfort zone and I know it will be a huge challenge but that's what life is all about." Will added: "This is also my Mum's favourite show and she’s had a really tough few years so I’m doing this is for her as well.

Will Mellor has been announced as the first contestant for BBC Strictly Come Dancing.

Keith Lemon star Leigh Francis turned 49 over the weekend and celebrated with some of his nearest and dearest celeb pals.The comedian partied at The Princess of Wales pub in London’s Primrose Hill where he was joined by Emma Bunton, her partner Jade Jones, Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, Chris Moyles and soap star Will Mellor. Leigh kept to his quirky style by pairing a red and black patterned jumper and trousers with a large black hat and crossbody bag. Emma, 46, donned an orange blazer and geometric patterned jumpsuit while keeping her blonde locks loose.

Coronation Street fans were all pointing out the same thing as Simon Barlow squared up to his old associate Jacob Hay in a tense episode of the ITV soap. The teen had a showdown with former drug dealer Jacob after finding out he had been given a job at the Underworld factory by his stepmum Carla Connor.

Death in Paradise star Ralf Little has been cheekily told off by his friend and podcast co-host Will Mellor as they continue to travel around the country for their Two Pints Live! With Will Mellor & Ralf Little tour.Taking to Instagram, Ralf laughed as he was berated by the former Hollyoaks star, who was struggling to turn down the temperature of the heated seats of the car the duo were travelling in.In view of his 125,000 followers, Ralf, who plays DI Neville Parker on the hit BBC whodunnit series, filmed himself and Will as they travelled in between shows.Sitting in the back of the car, Ralf asked his podcast co-host: "What's the matter with you?"Looking agitated, Will replied: "The f***ing heated seat's on," as Ralf erupted into laughter.In an expletive-ridden rant, he went on: "Get it off I'm sweating, f***ing hell I'm roasting here!"How do you get it off?" he asked the BBC star who continued to find the situation amusing.Will continued: "How do you do it, you t***."The former Hollyoaks actor was seemingly having trouble locating the controls to turn off the car's heated seats as he told Ralf that he was struggling to see.He went on: "I can't see, you know I can't see."I can't even see, where's the f***ing heater!" he raged as Ralf collapsed with laughter.Will continued to rage: "Seriously Ralf, seat heating, get that f***er off."As the Broadchurch star continued to struggle with turning the heating off, Ralf couldn't control himself any longer and leant forward in a fit of hysterics at his friend's frustration.Having seemingly managed to turn off the heated seats following the struggle, Will finally relaxed.He said: "Oh my God, it's roasting," he added before the clip ended.Ralf's update comes a week after he shared

Love it or loathe it, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps had a mighty fanbase by the time it finished up in 2011.

Death in Paradise star expressed regret for leaving the show, saying he "regretted" leaving the show for Hollywood.Ralf played Johnny Keogh for six series of Two Pints, with the first series running from February 2001.During an interview with This Morning in September 2007 Ralf said that he would not be returning for the next series due to an overwhelming schedule.Due to this, his character was subsequently killed off the show.Speaking on The Two Pints podcast, with former co-star Will Mellor, Ralf expressed regret for not staying on the show.Hosts Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale asked Ralf how he felt when he Two Pints and it carried on.Ralf replied: "It was gutting actually, a bit difficult."It's a weird one really."I look back now and I'm like yeah it feels like a mistake."Adam asked Ralf: "Was it your call?"Ralf hastily replied: "Yeah."Will interrupted telling the hosts "he went to Hollywood!"Ralf then continued to say that he did have "regrets" of the way he left the show.He continued: "We did some mad things on Two Pints and I don't think if I'm really honest that I appreciated how good it was at the time."Ralf recently made sure to jump to former co-star Sheridan Smith's defence after viewers joked she is “on TV more than the adverts”.On Saturday night, Sheridan made her debut as a judge on ITV’s new singing competition, Starstruck, where contestants transform into their favourite stars for the chance to win £50,000.As well as Starstruck, ITV drama, No Return, and Channel 5’s The Teacher were also on screens recently.The discussion began when fellow Starstruck judge, Jason Manford, condemned those who blasted Sheridan for being on TV so much.The comic wrote: "Seen a few comments about Sheridan being on TV a lot this

BBC's hit series Inside Dubai, which follows the lives of the most glamorous locals in the Middle-Eastern coastal resort.The three-part programme premiered earlier this month, highlighting all sorts of wealthy people such as Dubai's richest teenager, whose wardrobe alone is worth a whopping £4 million.But in an interesting turn of events, the former Hollyoaks star took to Twitter after the first episode aired to slam the show's content.The 45-year-old said in view of his 166,000 followers he disagreed with some of the things displayed on the programme, prompting some fans to assume he would not be reprising his role if the Beeb commissioned a second series."Really enjoyed doing the VO for this.

Death in Paradise star Ralf Little has issued an apology to his followers after he made an announcement.The star, 41, who plays DCI Neville Parker in the popular BBC series, said he was "gutted" that his tour, Two Pints Live! With Will Mellor & Ralf Little, had been postponed in light of the coronavirus pandemic.In view of his 274,300 followers, the actor broke the news.In a post, Ralf wrote: "We are postponing the Two Pints With Will & Ralf Podcast Tour."Unfortunately due to regulations and volume of cases of Omicron across the UK, we have had to postpone the tour for a couple of months."The star also posted a short clip of his apology much to the dismay of his fans.Ralf started: "Hey everyone, listen, I'm sorry to bring you some disappointing news, but after a lot of discussion between ourselves, the team, the venues, and the promoter, Will Mellor and I have regrettably decided that we're going to have to postpone our Two Pints with Will & Ralf podcast tour."He added that the decision was made "because of the limitations and possible dangers of increasing Covid cases and the new Omicron variant".The Death in Paradise actor went on: "Obviously, we're gutted about this, but we all felt it was the right thing to do under the current circumstances."Not least because as it stands we can't deliver the show that we wanted to."We had big plans for audience interaction, getting people up on stage to join in with us, play some silly games, and so on.

When we catch up with Will Mellor and his wife Michelle, 43, the pair are full of the joys of the season having done a festive family shoot with their two children Jayden, 17, and Renee, 13. “We don’t do that kind of thing together a lot, as we tend to keep our lives private,” admits Will.

Coronation Street is set to see the return of bad boy Jacob Hay.

Ralf Little, 41, couldn’t believe it when his podcast co-presenter and fellow actor Will Mellor showed him a picture of a child who had been named after him.The Death in Paradise cast member said he was “amazed” by the baby news in a candid chat with his friend during their podcast, Two Pints with Will & Ralf.Ralf and Will famously starred together in British sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps between 2001 and 2011. Now, the two actors have joined together to interview celebrities and other interesting guests over two pints and a selection of bar snacks in the podcast they started up last year, inspired by the show. Will, 45, began by showing co-host Ralf the picture during their show. Ralf seemed confused at first, as he told

Coronation Street, said he developed a head cold and chronic sinusitis while filming dramatic scenes in wet and cold conditions for his latest storyline.The 45-year-old admitted he feared the worst after experiencing pain between his eyes and in his head. Speaking to Ralf Little on their Two Pints with Will & Ralf podcast, he explained: "I've had it for ages now.

He could go down as one of Coronation Street's biggest baddies as Harvey Gaskell's revenge plan continues.

Coronation Street fans have been counting down the days until the programme’s epic Super Soap Week – and the wait is finally over.To celebrate the anticipated episodes, which will air across the week, the ITV soap has released a chilling new trailer, which teases all the explosive action in store, including the shock death of a cobbles character we all know. As the short but eerie clip shows, there will be plenty to keep soap fans on the edge of their seats in the coming days, from the dangerous return of evil drug lord Harvey (Will Mellor) to the longed for showdown between Abi (Sally Carman) and Corey (Maximum Evans).

Coronation Street fans have spotted something rather odd as the first images of the Alahan's horror car crash were shared.