Strictly Come Dancing: Nancy Xu sobs as she and Will Mellor voted off
Strictly Come Dancing pro Nancy Xu was devastated when she appeared on It Takes Two with Will Mellor following the couple’s elimination from the ballroom competition on Monday.
The twinkly-fingered star, 31, broke down in tears when interviewed by host Rylan Clark about her time on the show with actor Will, 46.
Asked how it felt to be at the bottom of the leaderboard after Sunday’s live show, Nancy sobbed: “I felt horrible, I can’t lie, it made me so proud.” She did everything I asked her to do, we’ve had a lot of fun.
Tears: Strictly Come Dancing pro Nancy Xu was devastated when she appeared on It Takes Two with Will Mellor following the pair’s elimination from the ballroom competition on Monday
“This week I traveled with him to see where he grew up, it’s been an incredible journey.”
On their relationship, she added: ‘I’m so grateful, thank you. I have had the best trip, I could not even imagine it.
“I looked forward to every day walking into that dance studio to teach him a new dance and seeing his face, seeing him not believing in himself and questioning himself, and then slowly he would enjoy it and come Saturday night he would have a smile.” . In his face! Thank you very much.’
Emotional: The twinkly-fingered star, 31, broke down in tears when interviewed by host Rylan Clark about her time on the show with actor Will, 46.
Treasured: Will said of his time on the show: ‘I wouldn’t have wanted to do it with anyone else. It’s been an amazing journey, we’ve made some amazing moments that we can look back on.’
Will said: ‘I wouldn’t have wanted to do it with anyone else. It’s been an amazing journey, we’ve made some amazing moments that we can look back on.
“Thank you so much to Strictly for giving me the memories of my mother, my family, my sisters, my children and my wife Michelle, who has been by my side every time I come home groaning and in pain, and she is running my baths. ‘
Referring to Nancy, he continued: “Without her it would have been really difficult, and without this lady by my side, I wouldn’t have gotten anywhere close to this, so thanks for the memories.”
Good Friends: Will comforted Nancy during her appearance on It Takes Two after it came out that they were strictly eliminated in the semi-final stage of the competition.
“I’m going to take from this, you can do things and test yourself, and get out of your comfort zone from time to time, and you can achieve more than you think you can.”
Will and Nancy met at the dance during Monday night’s results show against singer Fleur East, 35, and fellow pro Vito Coppola, 30.
Former Hollyoaks star Will and Nancy performed their Couples’ Choice with a ’90s Manchester-inspired medley.
Contest: Will and Nancy (right) found themselves at the dance during Monday night’s results show against singer Fleur East, 35, and fellow pro Vito Coppola, 30 (left)
While judge Anton Du Beke decided to advance them to the final, fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Shirley Ballas opted for Fleur and Vito to advance to the last round.
Commenting on the judges’ comments this weekend, Will said: “I’m just human, everyone who knows me can know me, I don’t have another person I can put down.”
“I was disappointed, I had worked so hard and we had come so far in the competition that the last thing I wanted to do was mess up that night.”
Born to perform: Former Hollyoaks star Will and Nancy performed their Couples’ Choice with a ’90s Manchester-inspired medley on the Sunday life show and Monday dance.
“From what the judges said, I hit myself, I’ve seen it and I was too hard on myself.
Referring to Nancy, he added: “I have always said that what really matters most to me is that this lady next to me is happy, if she is happy, I am happy.”
Nancy said: ‘I think people have different opinions and a different way of looking at a dance.
End of the Road: While Anton Du Beke decided to pass them, fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas opted for Fleur and Vito for the final.
“For me, he did everything I asked him to do, the passion, the drama, everything. He made me so proud, for me, I’ll give him as many 10’s as I have!’
The final four, Hamza Yassin, Helen Skelton, Molly Rainford and Fleur East, will each perform three routines in hopes of winning the Glitterball and being crowned the 2022 Strictly Come Dancing Champions next weekend.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Final will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 7:05pm
Strictly: It Takes Two continues every weekday at 6:30pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
Congratulations: Will and Nancy were seen offering their best wishes to Fleur and Vito after it was revealed that they had made it to the live finale of the series next Saturday.