Strictly: Will Mellor admits to making ‘mistake’ in routine
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Former Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan addressed Will Mellor’s “forgettable” dance on Saturday night. According to James, the EastEnders actor, 46, may have “peaked too early” as he was not happy with his latest output.
James said: “There were select moments in his routine that I did think were excellent, but I’m sad to say it was such a forgettable performance.
“I like Will and I still feel he has a lot more to offer because we saw what he did in Week One – but maybe he peaked too early.”
The professional dancer went on to explain his concern about Will being able to get to the final without putting out an impressive performance.
Admitting he expected Will to be in the bottom two, James said Will might have to perform a dance as memorable as his Week One jive, which saw him top the leaderboard.
James said: “I did, and I worry about that because I think that dance particularly suited him and it was so impressive for the first week.
“I’m just not sure if we’ll see Will in the final unless he delivers another ‘Week One’ moment sometime soon,” James added to Hello! magazine.
Will recently opened up about how his father’s death motivated him to go on Strictly and “create memories”.
Appearing on This Morning last week, Will discussed his journey on the BBC contest with dance partner Nancy Xu.
He candidly shared with hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield how “horrendous” it was to lose his father, Bill Mellor, from cancer and how it gave him the drive to sign up for Strictly.
The actor said the show has given his mother, Shirley Mellor, something to focus on which is why he grabbed the opportunity to take part in the competition by the horns.
Reflecting on losing his father, Will began: “It was a horrendous time for me and my family, as anyone who has lost someone will know.
“You’re left with memories and you know what, I just thought he lives in me now and I am just going to create memories.
“I am going to say yes to more things and I am just going to grab life and run with it, and do it in his name.”
Will explained his father’s death has “really changed” his outlook on life.
He also opened up about wanting to help his mother deal with her grief through his Strictly routines each week as he hopes to remain in the competition for as long as possible.
“For my mum, she lost my dad, her brother-in-law and her sister-in-law in one year, and it was such a tough time for us all,” Will added.
“But I was given this opportunity and I thought, I want to do it to create memories and look back and say we did that.”
Last weekend Will and Nancy danced a spooky Cha Cha Cha to Tom Jones and Stereophonics’ Mama Told Me Not To Come, after scoring an impressive 32 just one week after being bottom of the leaderboard.
This Morning airs on weekdays from 10am on ITV and Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One.
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