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Daily Mirror
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Nicola Methven

Strictly's Tyler West on racist trolls and empowering young viewers on BBC show

Tyler West has said that he will be ignoring the racist trolls who have already sent him nasty messages since being announced as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

The radio presenter, 26, is among the line-up on the new series of the dance competition. He's best known for fronting a show on weekday afternoons for Kiss FM.

Ahead of this year's Strictly launching later this week, he's opened up about being targeted by racist trolls. He's said that he will be ignoring such messages on social media.

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