Snake-hipped Will Mellor has revealed his tactic to win the BBC dance show after topping the leaderboard in the first week. The Coronation Street heart-throb, who played villain Harvey Gaskell in the soap, wowed viewers and judges with his sensational moves as he wiggled his way across the dancefloor on Saturday night.
He came top of the scoreboard on the BBC dance show with his professional dance partner Nancy Xu, bringing in 34 points out of a possible 40 for their jive to Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin. They came joint first alongside fellow contestant and wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin and his pro partner Jowita Przystal.
Will, also famed for playing Jambo Bolton in the Channel Four soap Hollyoaks and Gaz Wilikinson in the comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, scored 8, 9, 8, 9. Fans of the long-running contest said Will's moves reminded them of past winner Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher.
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The actor lifted the glitterball trophy back in 2019 with Oti Mabuse. @rmdbutler tweeted: "I hate to be all 'there's your winner' after literally one dance but Will is giving huge Kelvin Fletcher vibes."
Will, 46, from Bredbury, has admitted he may attempt to flirt his way to success on the show, which kicked off at the weekend with 15 couples battling it out to score as many points on the dancefloor as possible. Speaking to Radio Times, he said: “I’ve been known to flirt a little bit to get judges on my side — so I might flirt a little bit with Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood!”
@simon_dukey swooned on Twitter about his performance: "Always had a bit of a thing for Will Mellor and that’s definitely just been reignited!! Snake hips or what?!!" And @imshanereaction commented: "Will Mellor? More like two pints of lager and a packet of HIPS."
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