Will Mellor

2022 - 9 - 24

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Strictly's Will Mellor cries as he gets top score for dance dedicated to ... (Irish Mirror)

Will Mellor cried as he dedicated his Strictly Come Dancing debut to his late father and bagged himself a huge score of 34 that put him joint top of the ...

I lost my dad in 2020 and from then I've just thought I've got to grab life - I've got to do things and create new memories," he said. And it's my mum's favourite show and she's had the worst time of it, so I thought we've got to have a bit of positive in our lives." "And then I lost my dad in 2020 and everything changed and it just crippled me. "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 was just the right timing. He had previously explained that he did the show in honour of his late dad.

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Will Mellor surprised BBC Strictly viewers with first dance (HeraldScotland)

The Two Pints Of Lager star has been dubbed 'the biggest surprise of the night' as Strictly returns for its first live show.

A third person tweeted:"Will is a legend. Amazing!" WOW I'm shaking." Will's jive was worthy of Blackpool and it's only week 1. [What is the Strictly curse and which celebrities have fallen to it?](https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/22313825.bbc-strictly-come-dancing-curse-real-fallen-years/) [Will Mellor](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/20599737.strictly-come-dancing-2022-will-mellor-revealed-first-contestant/) has been dubbed 'the biggest surprise of the night' as Strictly returns for its first live show.

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Strictly's Will Mellor likened to former winner as red hot debut leaves ... (ChronicleLive)

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor stunned both the judges and viewers at home with his first live performance.

Will and Nancy shot past Molly Rainford t go to the top of the leaderboard after getting 8s from Craig and Shirley and 9s from Motsi and Anton, giving them a total score of 34. [@Mellor76](https://twitter.com/Mellor76) will be the new [@kelvin](https://twitter.com/kelvin_fletcher) [_fletcher](https://twitter.com/kelvin_fletcher)." Motsi struggled to get her words out as she made mention of Will's hips, shouting: "What is this man? What is this man? [Strictly](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/strictly-come-dancing) viewers flocked to Twitter to heap praise on Will, the judges were full of glowing feedback for the No Offence star and Nancy. [Strictly line-up](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/who-strictly-come-dancing-contestants-24667810), with judge Craig Revel-Horwood also saying during a One Show interview that Will was the [celeb he was most looking forward to watching.](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/craig-revel-horwood-strictly-judge-24894917)

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VIDEO: Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor and Nancy Xu break ... (HELLO!)

The pair achieved an incredible score for their Jive, receiving nines from Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke, while Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas scored ...

I was worried if it would have a negative impact on my acting career, anything like that, and then I lost my dad into 2020 and my mindset completely changed that. Will very sadly lost his dad back in 2020, and has previously revealed that he agreed to take part in the show following his dad’s passing. Overwhelmed with the scores, the pair hugged, as Nancy laughed at her own tears, shouting: "Why?!

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Strictly star Will Mellor and ITV Celebrity Juice's Keith Lemon to host ... (Harrow Times)

The pair will explore the world's most dangerous roads in their new travel series for Dave.

[Strictly Come Dancing](https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/20991444.bbc-strictly-come-dancing-winners-now/). [Celebrity Juice](https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/20242750.celebrity-juice-axed-itv-keith-lemon-announced-two-farewell-episodes/) star Keith Lemon. Dangerous Roads with Keith Lemon and Will Mellor will air on Dave in 2023. The series, titled Dangerous Roads with Keith Lemon and Will Mellor, will reunite the pair after they appeared together on other projects like the Keith Lemon Sketch show. [New Strictly star Will Mellor](https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/22620183.bbc-strictly-come-dancing-star-will-mellor-blows-viewers-away/) is teaming up with [Keith Lemon](https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/20242794.celebrity-juice-axed-itv-keith-lemon-announces-two-farewell-episodes/) to present a new travel show for Dave. [Coronation Street](https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/19979377.itv-coronation-street-announce-plans-expand-uks-most-watched-soap/), Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps has recently picked up his dance shoes for the beloved BBC dance contest.

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Will on Strictly Come Dancing surprised viewers with first dance (News & Star)

The Two Pints Of Lager star has been dubbed 'the biggest surprise of the night' as Strictly returns for its first live show.

A third person tweeted:"Will is a legend. Amazing!" WOW I'm shaking." Will's jive was worthy of Blackpool and it's only week 1. [What is the Strictly curse and which celebrities have fallen to it?](https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/22313825.bbc-strictly-come-dancing-curse-real-fallen-years/) [Will Mellor](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/20599737.strictly-come-dancing-2022-will-mellor-revealed-first-contestant/) has been dubbed 'the biggest surprise of the night' as Strictly returns for its first live show.

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Will Mellor and Hamza Yassin joint top of Strictly leaderboard in ... (Independent.ie)

Actor Will Mellor and Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin have placed joint top of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard in week one of the new series.

Mabuse said: “I do feel, honestly, that from a soccer man to a dancer, we are a step further. What I love is this focus, you understand what the dance is about. Mabuse praised Adams, saying: “You’re absolutely contagious. Ballas noted that it seemed “nerves got the better” of the TV presenter but that when did not make a mistake she had a “beautiful top line” and needed to trust herself and her partner more. The ex-Arsenal defender was lowered to the dancefloor on a gold cannon and briefly danced with a football as they performed to Go West by the Village People. Mabuse said: “I absolutely loved this team… Mabuse said: “That was exquisite. Ballas said the atmosphere they created was “stunning” while Revel Horwood felt it was “a little bit pedestrian” and lacked emotion, but added that he loved the dramatic lift. It looked so beautiful.” Dressed in matching canary yellow, they twirled and dipped throughout with Ballas praising the Coronation Street star for opening the show, saying: “What a way to open the show, that was amazing.” Actress Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima were the first couple to take to the dancefloor, achieving a score of 23 for their jive to Yes by Merry Clayton. Mabuse advised her to control her sense of power and to add “a little bit of softness” into her movements.

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