Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor held upright as he struggles on amid sickness

WILL Mellor has revealed he is the '"fittest he's felt in years", thanks to taking part in Strictly. The 46-year-old actor, who is paired with pro dancer Nancy Xu, 31, also talked about how his wife is impressed with his new physique too. Will - who has been married to Michelle McSween for 15 years - said she even called him a "sex god".

Strictly Come Dancing star Kym Marsh, 46, risked being eliminated from the show last week after being placed in the bottom two, but was saved by all four judges in the dance-off. Kym’s former Coronation Street co-star Charlie de Melo, 33, described the soap actress as a “force of nature” as he shared his honest opinion with Express.co.uk at the 2022 Inside Soap Awards on Monday.Charlie, who is best known for his portrayal of Imran Habeeb on Corrie, began by complimenting former Hear'Say singer Kym on her dancing skills. “I watched her yesterday - it was fantastic! Absolutely brilliant,” the actor confirmed warmly. Asked if he thought Kym had the potential to win the competition, Charlie replied: “Well, the standard is unbelievably high. “I’m not a regular viewer, if I’m being entirely honest, but I did watch the entire thing yesterday and a lot of people… “Hamza [Yassin], who I wasn’t aware of before, was absolutely extraordinary. Charlie added that another star to impress him with his moves was Will Mellor, whom he had overlapped with during his time on Corrie. “Usually there’s someone that’s there and people turn their noses up and they snort and they laugh, but everyone is doing such a good job,” Charlie reflected. “I love to see it, because I think Kym’s an absolute force of nature,” he added. “But I think it would be insincere of me to say… Because this year the competition she’s up against is unbelievable.

STRICTLY star Will Mellor was so sick on Saturday night he "couldn't stand" and was secretly being "held up" by his dance partner. The 46-year-old had just four hours' training last week after being wiped out by a virus. Despite this, Will battled through to perform on Saturday night - but was punished by the judges with their scores.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nancy Xu, 31, admitted she was “worried” about her partner Will Mellor, 46, when he took to the dance floor on Saturday night. Nancy explained how she was forced to “hold up” Will, who was barely standing on account of his illness. On Saturday night, Will and Nancy took to the ballroom to perform a rumba to Ed Sheeran's The Joker and the Queen.The Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps star had already been dealt a huge blow earlier that week when he became seriously ill with a virus that forced him to miss a number of rehearsals.The usually energetic actor was visibly struggling when the pair performed and judges awarded them 23 points out of 40, their lowest score so far.Speaking to Janette Manrara on Strictly: It Takes Two, Will admitted that everything “felt good” until “the judges started talking”. Addressing the pair, Janette said: “You were very worried last night because of the time and it being such a difficult dance."Nancy replied: “That night, for me, he’s my winner and I said that in the live show because it was a challenging week and he put himself out there."“It let people see what he could give to the show,” Nancy continued in a heartfelt tribute to her partner. “He said to me, ‘I want to do this for you.

Strictly star Will Mellor has been declared one of the top favourites to win by bookies, but he recently found himself so annoyed that he questioned whether he should have "left".The Coronation Street star has now opened up about the one element of appearing on Strictly Come Dancing that he absolutely can't stand.Will, 46, told the world that he crumbles over tough criticism - something which has been a sore point for him recently.After a bout of viral illness last week, he underperformed, leading to the judges admitting they found him underwhelming - and Will felt their comments were "a kick in the teeth".He took it especially hard when the routine with Nancy Xu to the tune of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift's 'The Joker and the Queen' was described as "not good", as he had dedicated his performance to his late dad."I was a bit annoyed by it, to be honest, because I was struggling, and when you’re that way you feel a bit sorry for yourself."When I got the scores I was a bit, ‘After all that…?!’" he exclaimed to the Independent, adding indignantly: "I got a four from Craig [Revel Horwood]!"That’s up to them [but] maybe I shouldn’t have [danced], because the judges slagged me off – I should’ve just left it!”He then opened up further on the subject when he appeared on It Takes Two."‘I find being criticised by the judges hard. I find being criticised hard as a person," he exclaimed candidly."Some people can let it go over them, but I find it hard to hide my emotions.

WILL Mellor has hit back at the Strictly judges' low marks for him after his week of being sick. The 46-year-old was awarded just 23 out of 40 on Saturday night for his rumba with pro dancer Nancy Xu, 31. Last week Will barely had any time to rehearse because he was struck down with the flu.

STRICTLY judge Anton Du Beke has warned fans to expect shock dance-offs EVERY week. The 56-year-old says top-scoring celebs are at risk of an early exit because of the "fifth judge's votes". He says this year, more than any, has proved no one is safe.

Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor was certainly a proud dad as he posed with his son Jayden at the Black Adam premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square.The Coronation Street and Hollyoaks actor, 46, sported a light blue shirt under a navy blue waistcoat and matching trousers. Jayden rocked a cream jumper, navy blue fitted trousers and a beanie hat.

Strictly Come Dancing has made an epic comeback with more famous faces getting glammed up every Saturday night to put on a show for the judges and the public at home. The iconic BBC dance competition has welcomed a number of EastEnders stars over the years with Frankie actress Rose Ayling-Ellis going on to win the show last year.

Janette Manrara revealed she was missing the hot summer days on Tuesday when she reminisced about a past trip to the beach alongside her husband Aljaz Skorjanec.MORE: Janette Manrara displays svelte physique in sculpting gym wearThe It Takes Two presenter shared a brief video featuring just three photos to a version of ABBA's The Winner Takes It All.WATCH: Janette shares video of her and Aljaz on holidayThe first picture showed Janette, in a black and white bikini, and Aljaz smiling at the camera whilst on the shore. The other two photos show Aljaz, looking playful on the beach, whilst wearing a pair of colourful swim shorts.MORE: Inside the Strictly Come Dancing judges' fabulous housesSEE: Aljaz Skorjanec delights fans with 'remarkable' baby photoJanette simply captioned the video with a white heart emoji.

James' wife Victoria shared the clip to her family blog Instagram. In the lengthy caption she said: "When the lovely folks at Strictly gave me the nod to pop in with the rabble to surprise James, I was there!"The EastEnders actor is currently partnered with pro Amy in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing. As they rehearsed to perform their dance, Victoria came to visit with their sons, Edward, 8, Louis, 6, and Hugo, 3.

Anton Du Beke has addressed the 'mole' that has been throwing Strictly Come Dancing into chaos every weekend. The BBC One dance contest has been dazzling audiences once again with its 20th series beginning last month. The likes of Helen Skelton, Will Mellor, Hamza Yassin, and Kym Marsh have been impressing with their moves in the ballroom.

Coronation Street fans couldn't help but make the same joke about Will Mellor as he returned to screens as Harvey Gaskell. Viewers were warned about his return when it was revealed that Sam Blakeman was writing letters to him in prison. Fans of the ITV soap were horrified to discover the drug lord was the youngster's pen pal after he brutally killed his mum.

Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec have been together since 2011 and over a decade on they're still stronger than ever. Strictly It Takes Two host Janette and her husband Aljaž both left Strictly Come Dancing to focus on projects elsewhere.

Strictly Come Dancing was apparently in chaos when the flu struck and four stars fell ill.Singer Fleur East revealed on her HITS radio show that Hamza Yassin, Will Mellor and Kym Marsh were all sick.Vito Coppola - the pro Fleur is paired with on the BBC ballroom contest - was also unwell, meaning they only had one full day together to prepare their routine.READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing star Judi Love to reveal show secrets and dating life dramas"Hamza was very, very sick, so was Will and so was Kym and we didn’t say anything on Saturday but Vito was really ill last week too," she said."I got one full day of rehearsal with him."Fleur said she was "freaking out" a bit and that she had to rehearse with a stand in while Vito recovered."Everyone was getting the flu!" she said. "So, he was out for the count and in bed.

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has admitted that she isn’t going anywhere soon and plans to be in her presenting role for as long as possible.The 50-year-old host has been part of the show since she joined the cast back in 2004 has manage to get herself one of the main roles next to her pal and co-host Tess Daly.Claudia first worked on the spin off show Strictly: It Takes Two and became very popular with the home audience before eventually she moved over to the main show. READ MORE: Strictly star Will Mellor gives health update after judges slammed for harsh critiquesShe gave up her SITT role and handed over to Zoe Ball back in 2012 and hasn’t looked back since.Firstly, she was in charge of the results show on a Sunday and has now been part of the Saturday show since 2014. Now that she has climbed the Strictly Come Dancing ladder and is a seasoned veteran in every aspect, no-one can blamed Claudia for wanting to stay in the role she worked so hard for.Winkleman has revealed she has no plans on moving and hilariously told Radio Times that she will be hosting the show “until they tell me to pick up my bottle of fake tan and leave”.She added: “I don’t plan ahead.

Strictly Come Dancing star Dan Walker, who formerly hosted BBC Breakfast, has taken to Instagram to show off his newspaper appearance which took a swipe at ITV’s day time show This Morning.The Daily Mirror had used a picture of the Strictly cast from the National Television Awards, which was held on 13 October.The NTA’s is an award show that recognises some of the biggest names in news, soaps, dramas and daytime television across channels such as BBC, ITV and Channel 4. READ MORE: Strictly star Will Mellor gives health update after judges slammed for harsh critiquesITV’s daytime show This Morning, regularly hosted by channel favourites Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, won the award for Best Daytime Show.Dan proudly posted the newspaper page on his Instagram profile, which showed him beaming with pride as he chilled backstage with his former co-stars. The headline read “This Moaning” and showed pictures of the Strictly Come Dancing crew dressed to the nines as they all posed for the group selfie.More snaps from the evening were dotted around the page, including pictures of Alison Hammond, Dermot O’Leary, Holly, Phil and Anton Du Beke as they all celebrated the night.Dan shared a screenshot of the newspaper page and wrote: “Our little NTA’s Strictly selfie made the papers on the weekend.

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor has shared a health update on Twitter after worrying fans having been left bedbound last week.The former Coronation Street actor, 46, took to Twitter on Monday (October 17), looking jovial, recording a selfie video, and sharing some feel-good energy with his fans.In a 10-sec clip, Will said: “Morning, it’s a new day, it’s a new week, fresh start, let’s have it.”READ NEXT: Strictly's Helen Skelton breaks silence amid news ex will welcome baby with new girlfriendHe captioned the video: “Happy Monday, people!! Hope you have a great wk!” and hashtagged #positivity, #positivevibesonly and #happymonday.Will also told fans via an Instagram update: “I’m so glad to be feeling better!"Will’s upbeat posts come a few days after the BBC star was struck by a "horrible virus" that led him to miss show rehearsals.However, Will pushed through and on Saturday night (October 15), he and his partner Nancy performed a touching rumba routine to The Joker and the Queen by Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift. For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking hereThe dance aimed to shed light on the importance of men’s mental health and Will dedicated it to those who “put on a brave face” amid their mental health struggles.

Coronation Street saw the return of Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor as soap villain Harvey Gaskell in chilling scenes. In Monday night's episode (October 17) Leanne Battersby visited drugs lord Harvey in prison after she and partner Nick Tilsley received visiting orders.