Will Mellor says Strictly Come Dancing has helped him and his mum cope with their grief

Shirley Ballas, 62, took to Twitter and responded to a social media critic who claimed the Strictly Come Dancing head judge was "biased".The tweet came just hours before Hamza Yassin, 32, and his professional dance partner Jowita Przystal were crowned this year's winners of Strictly and lifted the Glitterball trophy.Taking to the micro-blogging site on December 17, a Twitter user hit out at the head judge over Will Mellor who did not make it to the show final.Richard claimed: "Shirley I hope you learn from your mistakes or review your biased judging. I understand directly that Will thinks your judging was not fit for purpose on the night."Shirley furiously hit back at the social media troll branding them "Mr Nasty".In view of her 89,000 followers, she penned: "Again another Mr Nasty with no picture all strong behind a keyboard.

Strictly Come Dancing final alongside Countryfile's Helen Skelton, with the couple performing a total of three routines.The Strictly pro became emotional ahead of tonight's show after he was sent an adorable video of his three-year-old daughter wishing him luck.Gorka took to Instagram in view of his 733,000 Instagram followers to share a short video of his daughter Mia, whom he shares with Gemma Atkinson, sending her love.He also posted pictures of an adorable card she made for her dad prior to this evening's show.She said in the video: "I hope you win it tonight, Papa!"Mia then told her dad she loved him before saying goodbye, while walking away from the Christmas tree.The adorable handmade card read inside: "To Daddy, Good Luck in the finals!"You can do it! I love you! From, Mia."Gorka clearly became emotional as he captioned the heartwarming post: "My little princess, I LOVE YOU!"Many took to the comments to share their love for the sweet admission from Gorka's daughter ahead of tonight's finale.Magicroundabout57 said: "I will be voting for your Papa and Helen tonight Sweet Mia."Toffeegirl7 added: "What a credit Mia is to you and Gemma. An absolute sweetheart xx Good Luck xx."Millywarkup commented: "That’s so adorable.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Jayde Adams has revealed who all the professional dancers want to win the 2022 final. The comedienne, 38, who was paired with Karen Hauer during this year's BBC series, spoke candidly to BBC Breakfast today.

Fleur East, 35, wept with emotion when she discovered she'd be part of the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 final, which takes place this evening.

STRICTLY finalist Molly Rainford revealed her incredible figure in a crop top as she joked with partner Carlos. The star, 22, will contend in the glitzy Strictly finals on Saturday night. Molly looked stunning in an olive knitted two-piece as she cosied up to her pro partner Carlos.

FURIOUS Strictly Come Dancing fans have claimed that the judges have "rigged the final four" in a wild new theory. Viewers of the BBC dancing competition were left up in arms on Monday night after Will Mellor was voted out of the competition. Strictly fans waved goodbye to Will, 46, after he was in the dance off - with the judges saving Fleur East and Vito Coppola.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans think Shirley Ballas should be replaced as the dance show's head judge - by Anton Du Beke. BBC viewers were left fuming after Will Mellor was booted off the show on Monday night. The actor, 46, has narrowly missed out on a place on the final after a tense dance-off against Fleur East, which saw head judge Shirley have the deciding vote.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have blasted the final before it has even been filmed. Unhappy viewers insist Fleur shouldn’t have made it through to next week after she beat Will Mellor in the dreaded dance off. Fleur and her pro partner Vito Coppola will now  battle it out on the dancefloor for the Glitterball trophy against Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez .

Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals came to a dramatic close last night, as Will Mellor, 46, became the latest celebrity to exit the competition. Gemma Atkinson, 38, who is married to professional dancer Gorka Márquez, 32, admitted their three-year-old daughter Mia was “gutted” to see the actor leave the BBC show. Will took to Instagram yesterday to share the disappointing news, thanking his 408,000 followers for all their support throughout the competition. Plenty of the soap star’s celeb pals responded in the comments, including former Strictly contestant and soap actress Gemma. “There was tears in our house last night,” Gemma penned before giving a shout out to her daughter, who was a big fan of Will’s.“Mia was gutted bless her,” Gemma continued.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were not impressed as the results of Monday night's semi-finals saw Will Mellor leave the competition.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have been left furious after accusing judges of making a "huge mistake." Viewers of the BBC's flagship series were in uproar after Coronation Street actor Will Mellor was sent home alongside professional partner Nancy Xu. The pair were eliminated during a shock result in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final, aired on Monday. Will and Nancy faced off against Fleur East in the dance-off.

STRICTLY fans were left devastated as series favourite Will Mellor was dumped in the last dance-off before next week's final. Strictly Come Dancing returned on Sunday, having been shifted from its usual BBC slot due to the England v France quarter-final World Cup match. And on Monday, an emotional Will Mellor took on Fleur East in an explosive dance-off but failed to overcome the challenge, as three of the four judges chose to save popstar Fleur.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Will Mellor has broken his silence after his shock exit from the BBC One dancing competition. Furious fans hit out that the show was a "fix" after the soap star landed in the bottom two last night and wasn't saved by the judges. Now, Will, 46, has broken his silence to address his exit from Strictly, after breaking down in tears on It Takes Two last night.

AMANDA Holden shimmied around her Heart radio studios in a "skater" inspired outfit as she warned fans to "stay warm." The breakfast show host, 51, went bra-free in the chic cream-coloured attire paired with thigh high boots. After being spotted out in London in the sophisticated look, Amanda took to her Instagram page to explain the details further.

Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor has addressed his exit from the popular BBC programme after he was the latest celebrity to get the boot on Monday night.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Will Mellor has been seen fighting back tears as he headed out for the first time since his shock Strictly axe. The soap star - who is famed for his role in Hollyoaks - was voted off the BBC One dance competition over the weekend, much to the disappointment of his fans. Will, 46, and Nancy Xu were both left in tears after leaving the competition last weekend in a shock public result.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have been left confused after the show got an unplanned shock shake-up during over the weekend. Viewers were baffled during Monday night's results show after an element went "missing" in a "very odd" change of schedule. Last night, Strictly fans were left heartbroken as they waved goodbye to Will Mellor and Nancy Xu ahead of the final this weekend.

ACTOR Will Mellor was devastated to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing — one week before the Glitterball final. Will, 46, sobbed after head judge Shirley Ballas sent him home on last night’s result show after a dance-off with singer Fleur East.

STIRCLY Come Dancing star Will Mellor has revealed how he can now earn up to £100,000 for plugging clothes online. The Hollyoaks and Corrie actor, 46, told how his life changed when he joined the Channel 4 after working on a building site and he started earning £1,000 per week.