Strictly Come Dancing viewers were concerned after Will Mellor's performance tonight.
The former Coronation Street star has been partnered with professional Nancy Xu on this season of the popular dancing contest. The pair continued their bid to win this year's Glitterball with a moving performance on Saturday's show.
Will and Nancy danced a rumba to Ed Sheeran's The Joker and the Queen. The performance contained a powerful message on men's mental health and the importance of not suffering in silence.
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Will had a strong personal connection to the routine as he is an ambassador for a mental health charity and has previously opened up on his battle with depression. However, the preparation for the dance was rocked after Will came down with a virus.
Will's voice was croaky on tonight's show but he persevered to still put in a moving routine. However, some of the judges criticised the performance as Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas both gave Will 4/10 for his efforts.
Viewers following the show on Twitter blasted the judging as "harsh" as they demanded the star should be allowed to rest. Other fans questioned whether it was "irresponsible" to let him perform with an illness.
Helena said: "Poor Will looks so unwell and Craig and Shirley are out there scoring him a 4 and a 5, talk about harsh!!"
Amy commented: "I think Will should of been able to pass this week. It wasn't his best dance and he looked awful. Bless him"
Joanne posted: "Everyone stop talking and let Will go and lie down."
Suzi tweeted: "Poor Will looks so ill, let the lad go home to bed"
David said: "Pretty irresponsible from #strictly making/letting Will Mellor dance & cough & splutter over everyone when he is clearly ill & practice has been compromised. Poor."
Tarz said: "Sorry but why are #Strictly allowing Will to work through a virus that he is clearly quite ill with? Even if it isn't covid, exercising with a virus is a big no no and surely other people don't want to get it either!? Can we stop normalising working whilst sick!!?"
Sema said: "Should Will really have been dancing when he's clearly very ill?? He looks like he just wants his bed. I get that it's not covid but... is everyone just ok with getting all up in someone's face when they're full of cold?"
Liz posted : "that was a lovely dance but if the last two years taught us anything, surely it should be to stay home when you’re sick. This attitude of “push through it” is just irresponsible"
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