Will Mellor left his fans and celebrity followers swooning as he showed off his post-Strictly Come Dancing transformation The actor wowed viewers of the hit BBC One show with his moves last year when he took part in the dance contest with professional dancer Nancy Xu.
And their were tears when the pair bowed out of the 2022 run of competition just before the final, which saw Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał lift the Glitterball trophy after facing stiff competition from Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez, and Fleur East and Vito Coppola.
But despite being gutted at leaving the completion in the quarter-final, Will did get his winning moment as he hit the road at the start of the year with his dancing co-stars for the Strictly Live tour. It was quite the homecoming for Will as the Bredbury-born star won each show held at Manchester's AO Arena last month.
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During the opening show in the city, Two Pints of Lager star Will told the crowds: "I'll never forget this night having my family here, I've been to this arena so many times as a kid, it's an absolute dream to be here. Manchester you've made this so memorable.
"It means the world to me to be here in my hometown. It's like a dream to me, I grew up around here, my family are in tonight and thank you to everyone for making it so special. My daughter's here tonight, my wife is here tonight, so the memories are already there."
And it appears now that Will is reaping the benefits of performing night after night in arenas across the country as he shared a topless snap on social media. Giving his best blue steel for the camera, the former Coronation Street star, who played drug lord Harvey Gaskell in the ITV soap, showed off his toned torso.
"Best shape I’ve been in for years!!!" he typed alongside the snap. "Thank you @bbcstrictly!" he added before clarifying: "Not looking for compliments and never usually post stuff like this but I’m 46 and feel great so gonna try and keep it up. So good for my mental health as well!"
And former Corrie star Ryan Thomas was among the first to comment. Sharing his two-word response, the former Jason Grimshaw actor wrote: "Marry me," which saw Will simply respond with a face with it's tongue out and a winking emoji. Fellow Strictly 2022 alumni Matt Goss also said: "Looking great mate," While Tyler West penned: "Phenomenal bro."
Meanwhile, Keith Lemon, aka comedian Leigh Francis, couldn't help but tell his pal: "Put it away. You’ll catch ya death!" And Paddy McGuinness replied: "Now he gets his shirt off!" Dance partner Nancy also added: "Wolalalalalal," alongside a string of applause emojis.
And fans didn't mind his post either. @ruth_golightly_ said: "It’s a 10 from me." @emilyburton848 wrote: "You carry on posting things like this. It’s absolutely fine. We don’t mind!!!" @hellzbeb replied: "Why the hell not, feeling good is part of our well being and looking good helps that.. well done for sharing."
@mickwillsoncobra shared: "Looking well mate." @marie_mez commented: "Nearly dropped ma phone. Looking great as always." @nanny.anndavis added: "Well done Will, keep up the dancing too , you were great at it."
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