Strictly Come Dancing star Nancy Xu appears to have defended her emotional appearance after being eliminated before the final. The professional dancer was left in tears during the semi-final results show on Monday as she and celebrity partner Will Mellor became the eleventh couple to leave the dance competition.
The dancing couple had a weekend of two halves as Will and Nancy were in high spirits when they scored 39 for their couples choice dance which was dedicated it to the nostalgia of his hometown of Manchester. The 46-year-old actor performed to an assortment of 1990s tracks – including Happy Mondays’ track Step On with Bez even spotted waving his maracas in the audience.
Judge Motsi Mabuse said the dance was a "comeback" following his disappointing paso doble to Uccen by Taalbi brothers and DWTS – in which he scored 32. Shirley Ballas told him the "basic fundamentals" were missing in the dance and the cape he used as a prop needed to be swung properly and not used "as a little scarf".
