Will Mellor has been confirmed for a TV role that is a million miles away from his time as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing; with him landing the new job after the heartache of missing out on the final at the end of last year.
Will was hastily installed as the favourite to win the last series of Strictly, after he blew everyone away with his week one jive to Ricky Martin's Livin' La Vida Loca. Alongside pro partner Nancy Xu, he became a big hit with both the judges and viewers at home; however, after his scores took a dive in the second week of his stint in the ballroom, Will was then struck down a virus, just as he was hoping to bounce back in style.
After that setback, Will and Nancy became consistent high scorers, but, agonisingly missed out on a spot in the Strictly final, after finishing bottom of the leaderboard in the semi and then losing out in the dance off to Fleur East and Vito Coppola. Both Will and Nancy were visibly upset as they bowed out of the ballroom in fifth place, but are now wowing fans across the country on the Strictly live tour and have already notched up 10 wins from audience votes.
