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Strictly favorite? Will Mellor used to dance ‘like David Brent’, says Hollyoak’s co-star
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He’s a favorite to pick up this year’s glitter ball, but in the past Will Mellor’s dancing has been compared to The Office’s David Brent.
The Hollyoaks actor, 46, who topped the Strictly leaderboard with 34 points last week, has made friends laugh at his embarrassing moves in nightclubs.
Jeremy Edwards, his co-star on the Channel 4 soap, said: “Will is not a drama school kid, he just finished acting. He’s very good at doing funny, silly David Brent-esque dances. He is like a father at a wedding.
He’s a favorite to pick up this year’s glitter ball, but in the past Will Mellor’s dancing has been compared to The Office’s David Brent
Jeremy Edwards, his co-star on the Channel 4 soap, said: “Will is not a drama school kid, he just finished acting. He’s very good at doing funny, silly David Brent-esque dances. He’s like a father at a wedding’
“But I’ve never seen him dance sober, so now it’s getting interesting.
“He is certainly not a skilled dancer and he had to practice for his first dance on his wedding day.
“His wife is a professional dancer and she can give him some tips while he’s on Strictly.”
The 46-year-old Hollyoaks actor, who topped the Strictly leaderboard with 34 points last week, has made friends laugh at his embarrassing moves in nightclubs.
Mellor has been married to Michelle since 2007 and their children are Renee and Autumn
Hollyoaks actor Edwards (left) met Mellor in 1996. He said, “He has a great family. He came from a very bad upbringing, a municipal estate’ Pictured: Hollyoaks castmates
Mellor was described last night as “exceptional” by Strict judges after his salsa on Luther Vandross’ Never Too Much.
But he and partner Nancy Xu were disappointed after dropping eight points last week, with 26 out of 40.
The dance was risky, with Mellor unbuttoning his shirt at the end, but Edwards says he won’t fall for the Strictly Curse that has ruined several marriages since the show started in 2004.
Mellor was described as ‘exceptional’ last night by Strict judges who followed his salsa to Luther Vandross’ Never Too Much
Mellor has been married to Michelle since 2007 and their children are Renee and Autumn.
Edwards, who met Mellor in 1996, said: “I know Michelle really well and those two are so much fun. She understands him like no other.
“He has a great family. He came from a very bad upbringing, a municipal estate. He recently lost his father during Covid which made it very difficult because he couldn’t have a funeral.”
Ex-footballer Tony Adams left the jury in hysterics with his Charleston for Lonnie Donegan’s My Old Man’s a Dustman.
Ex-footballer Tony Adams left the judges in hysterics with his Charleston to Lonnie Donegan’s My Old Man’s a Dustman
He and partner Katya Jones scored 22 points, seven more than last week’s 15.
Social media was flooded with support for the former Arsenal defender, with fans pledging to vote for him.
Judge Anton Du Beke, a former Strictly dancer, said he hadn’t had “so much fun” since dragging Ann Widdecombe during her performance on the show in 2010.