Will Mellor has finally broke his silence, after an emotional appearance on Monday night's instalment of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.
The 46-year-old Two Pints of Lager actor took some time to thank his supporters endlessly, announcing that he 'gave it everything' before being subsequently voted out of the coveted BBC dance competition.
His recent departure also means that he narrowly misses the chance to compete at the glorious final this Saturday (December 17).
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The Mirror reports that shortly after his elimination was aired on Monday, Will and Nancy Xu took to the BBC spin off It Takes Two - where he was seen wiping away tears while being praised by his professional partner. The two then went on to rejoice at their 'amazing' journey through the competition, capturing the hearts of viewers tuning in.
Now, speaking in a video after the emotional appearance, Will has broken his silence. Looking downcast before forcing a smile in a clip posted to his Instagram page, he said: "You alright? I just got home from doing Strictly It Takes Two.
"Obviously you all know now that sadly I got voted out in the semi final and didn't make the final – fell at the final hurdle. Sorry about that for everyone who has been voting for me, I've given it everything I've got, I tried my best. It wasn't enough.
"But thank you all so much for your messages of support and your votes, and everybody who got behind me, I really appreciate it. It means a lot and when you're in that Strictly bubble that's all you think about, you're training every day and it's on your mind.
"Everyone is supporting you, you really want to do well for them as well and my family, and I tried, I gave it everything. Thank you all so much, I just wanted to do a little video to say all of that. Have a good Christmas everyone, see you in a bit."
Will also captioned the video: "My @bbcstrictly journey is over! Thank you so much for all your support. Xx".
He was soon flooded with supportive messages in the comments as Gorka Marquez's partner Gemma Atkinson wrote: "There was tears in our house last night Mia was gutted bless her. You did Amazing will!
"Should be very proud, and you took me right back to my clubbing days with your dance!! Loved it!"
Comedian Paddy McGuinness added: "Fantastic pal. Loved watching you in Blackers," while a fan, penned: "You were brilliant Will! You deserved to go through. Anton was the only honest judge this week."
"You should’ve gone through, Anton was absolutely right. Gutted for you and Nancy, you’ve both been amazing," a second added, while a third, commented: "Voted for you and you did amazing. You should have gone through to the final, completely agree with Anton."
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