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.
Will appeared on spinoff show It Takes Two alongside pro-dancer Nancy Xu, who was left in tears, as they were quizzed by host Rylan Clark.
Their fans have been left devastated about the pair's exit and some have even threatened to boycott Strictly after the Coronation Street actor was axed following a dance off with Fleur East and Vito Coppola.
Last night the judges handed Fleur 74 points and gave Mellor a 70 following their dance-off.
Speaking on It Takes Two, Will told Rylan: "It was tough doing two dances. It was really tough. My brain struggles with one dance a week - my brain can't take in two things at once, and obviously it was the semi-finals, so it was tough. There was pressure. But, you know, I thought we were ready."
He added that he was just human, saying: "Anybody who meets me, you get to meet me. I don't have another person I can put in. We had worked so hard, we had got so far in the competition, and I beat myself up. I was too harsh on myself. What I always said was I wanted this lady next to me to be happy and to be proud. That was what mattered to me."
Nancy replied: "I have enjoyed it so much." And Will added: "It was better than I thought it was." It came after the pair gor their lowest score this weekend, in the semi final.
The actor then said: "The Couples Choice was a song where we went nostalgic, we had loads of fun, and we went out and enjoyed it. Every dance can be your last one - when you had two, you have the chance to come back with something strong. So it was great for me. It was a good time. I wanted to much to get to the final. I wanted to get this girl there. She has given me everything - everything - so I was gutted to be in the bottom." Towards the end of the interview, Will stepped in to console Nancy as she burst into tears and reached for the tissues.
"I am so grateful, thank you to this man, I couldn't even imagine the journey we had," Nancy told Rylan. "To see him not believing in himself, then slowly enjoying the dance on the Saturday night performing, then feeling satisfied and the smile on his face," she added.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Final will air live on Saturday at 7.15pm, on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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