Will Mellor has revealed he desires to win this 12 months’s Glitterball Trophy in order that he can hand it straight over to his mom Shirley.
The Coronation Road actor, 46, has made it to the semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing alongside his skilled dance companion Nancy Xu.
Talking to The Mirror, Will mentioned his mom has been considered one of his greatest supporters and has sweetly been sporting a ‘Group Will’ T-shirt because the present began.
Household: Will Mellor has revealed he desires to win this 12 months’s Glitterball Trophy in order that he can hand it straight over to his mom Shirley (pictured along with his mom and father Invoice)
He mentioned: ‘I’m dreaming of profitable the present so I can provide my mum the trophy and put it on her mantelpiece.
‘Strictly has been enormous, not only for me however for her too, it fills her day and offers her one thing to sit up for.
‘She has a ‘Group Will’ T-shirt that she wears each week, she places it on within the morning and does not take it off till she goes to mattress.’
Will, who mentioned he rings his mom every single day, added that she’s the primary particular person he calls after every of his weekly performances to test she loved it.
Help: Will’s mom has been considered one of his greatest supporters and has been sporting a ‘Group Will’ T-shirt because the present began
The actor is within the semi-final alongside Fleur East, Helen Skelton, Molly Rainford and Hamza Yassin.
The present has been moved to Sunday from its traditional Saturday slot as a result of World Cup recreation between England and France.
It comes after Will struggled to struggle again the tears on Strictly final month as he and Nancy Xu danced to his late father’s favorite music.
The 4 Pints of Lager actor misplaced his dad Invoice abruptly in 2020 – simply two weeks after he was identified with most cancers.
Emotional: Will struggled to struggle again the tears throughout an episode final month as he and Nancy Xu danced to his late father’s favorite music
Loss: The 4 Pints of Lager actor, 46 misplaced his dad Invoice abruptly in 2020 – simply two weeks after he was identified with most cancers
And after performing a Waltz to Three Instances a Girl by Lionel Richie and the Commodores, which was devoted to his father or mother, Will was overcome with emotion.
In his VT, Will, defined: ‘It is a music that my dad used to sing to my mum. This dance is 2 folks transferring as one, two hearts beating as one, that is what we would like.
He was additionally seen video-calling his mom as she urged him to ‘maintain it collectively’ and famous that they’d ‘been trough some powerful instances’.
The star and Nancy then wowed with a shocking routine and because the dance ended, Will stood trying up on the ceiling along with his arms held extensive, as she struggled to carry again his tears.
Nancy mentioned of her companion: ‘I feel he did wonderful and once we’re speaking this dance, we’re not simply dancing for this second, we need to dedicate this dance to anybody who misplaced their family members and did not get an opportunity to say goodbye.’
Routine: And after performing a Waltz to Three Instances a Girl by Lionel Richie and the Commodores, which was devoted to his father or mother, Will was overcome with emotion.
