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Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor left annoyed by judges' comments after illness blow

Will Mellor has admitted he was left 'a bit annoyed' by the Strictly Come Dancing judges' comments to him on Saturday night, after he battled through his latest performances through illness, after being struck down by a virus earlier in the week.

Prior to last weekend, Two Pints of Lager star Will had been bookies' favourites ever since his routine in the first live show blew everyone away. Experts kept their faith in him as frontrunner, even when his scores took a dip seven days later, before he and pro partner Nancy Xu bounced back to fine form in Movie Week.

But, just days later, Will, 46, was dealt a massive blow when he became really ill with a virus, hampering his Strictly training and forcing him to miss a number of rehearsals. You could see that Will was struggling as he and Nancy took to the ballroom to perform a rumba to Ed Sheeran's The Joker and the Queen on Saturday and the judges comments reflected what viewers saw on screen, with them then awarding the pair their lowest score of the series so far - just 23 out of 40.

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