Will Mellor has revealed he needs to win this 12 months’s Glitterball Trophy in order that he can hand it straight over to his mom Shirley.
The Coronation Avenue actor, 46, has made it to the semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing alongside his skilled dance accomplice Nancy Xu.
Chatting with The Mirror, Will mentioned his mom has been one in all his largest supporters and has sweetly been carrying a ‘Workforce Will’ T-shirt for the reason that present began.
Household: Will Mellor has revealed he needs to win this 12 months’s Glitterball Trophy in order that he can hand it straight over to his mom Shirley (pictured along with his mom and father Invoice)
He mentioned: ‘I’m dreaming of profitable the present so I can provide my mum the trophy and put it on her mantelpiece.
‘Strictly has been big, not only for me however for her too, it fills her day and offers her one thing to look ahead to.
‘She has a ‘Workforce Will’ T-shirt that she wears each week, she places it on within the morning and does not take it off till she goes to mattress.’
Will, who mentioned he rings his mom on daily basis, added that she’s the primary individual he calls after every of his weekly performances to examine she loved it.
Help: Will’s mom has been one in all his largest supporters and has been carrying a ‘Workforce Will’ T-shirt for the reason that present began
The actor is within the semi-final alongside Fleur East, Helen Skelton, Molly Rainford and Hamza Yassin.
The present has been moved to Sunday from its common Saturday slot because of the World Cup sport between England and France.
It comes after Will struggled to battle again the tears on Strictly final month as he and Nancy Xu danced to his late father’s favorite tune.
The 4 Pints of Lager actor misplaced his dad Invoice out of the blue in 2020 – simply two weeks after he was identified with most cancers.
Emotional: Will struggled to battle again the tears throughout an episode final month as he and Nancy Xu danced to his late father’s favorite tune
Loss: The 4 Pints of Lager actor, 46 misplaced his dad Invoice out of the blue in 2020 – simply two weeks after he was identified with most cancers
And after performing a Waltz to Three Instances a Woman by Lionel Richie and the Commodores, which was devoted to his guardian, Will was overcome with emotion.
In his VT, Will, defined: ‘It is a tune that my dad used to sing to my mum. This dance is 2 individuals transferring as one, two hearts beating as one, that is what we wish.
He was additionally seen video-calling his mom as she urged him to ‘maintain it collectively’ and famous that they’d ‘been trough some robust instances’.
The star and Nancy then wowed with a surprising routine and because the dance ended, Will stood trying up on the ceiling along with his arms held huge, as she struggled to carry again his tears.
Nancy mentioned of her accomplice: ‘I feel he did superb and once we’re speaking this dance, we’re not simply dancing for this second, we need to dedicate this dance to anybody who misplaced their family members and did not get an opportunity to say goodbye.’
Routine: And after performing a Waltz to Three Instances a Woman by Lionel Richie and the Commodores, which was devoted to his guardian, Will was overcome with emotion.