Strictly speaking star Will Mellor revealed he was in tears this week when he learned a dance routine to one of his late father’s favorite songs.
The Four Pints actor (46) suddenly lost his father Bill in 2020 – just two weeks after his cancer diagnosis.
Appearing on Thursday’s Loose Women with his professional dance partner Nancy Xu, Will admitted he was struggling to get through rehearsals.
‘I couldn’t do the routine without crying’: Strictly’s Will Mellor revealed on Thursday’s Loose Women that he had stopped learning the dance routine to his late father’s favorite song
Heartbreaking: The Four Pints actor, 46, suddenly lost his father Bill in 2020 – just two weeks after being diagnosed with cancer (pictured with his parents in 2017)
He said: “I’m dancing to one of my dad’s favorite songs this week. It’s hard, I called my mom, I couldn’t get through the routine without crying
“We lost time on Monday because I couldn’t concentrate.”
He continued, “I want to do it right because I want to celebrate it. He’s one of the reasons I’m strict about it. I want to embrace life and embrace it.”
Will said he was fighting to win, adding: “It’s like climbing a mountain. It’s very hard, but when you get to the top it’s all worth it.”
Will also said that he wanted to make his beloved mother laugh.
He said, “If My mother is happy and I put a smile on her face and I am happy.’
Happy days: Will said he wanted to make his beloved mother laugh. He said, “If my mom is happy and I put a smile on her face, then I’m happy.”
Champion? Will said he was fighting to win, adding: “It’s like climbing a mountain. It’s very hard, but when you get to the top it’s all worth it.”
Last week, Will and Nancy watched Robbie Williams’ Quickstep to Soda Pop with Michael Buble.
They have amassed 33 points, which puts them in joint seventh place overall.
In September, Will opened up about how his father’s death changed his outlook on life and prompted him to try new things.
Admitting the loss left me “paralyzed” and “changed everything” – the star shared that the grief prompted him to finally go to the dance competition.
The Hollyoaks star told MailOnline: “I’ve been asked before, it’s just the right timing. I would generally say no to these things because I was always worried about what other people would think and what they would say. But then I lost my father in 2020 and everything changed.
Punctual: Will and Nancy watched Robbie Williams’ Quickstep to Soda Pop with Michael Buble last week. They collected 33 points, which put them in joint seventh place in the table
“It crippled me and I thought I had to take my life and do things. It really changed my way of thinking.”
And while the loss has changed his perspective on himself, Will’s participation in the show is also an ode to his mother, Shirley.
Sharing that Strictly is her “favourite show”, the star went on to say that he does it to add some positivity to her life too.
“She’s been having the worst time lately, so I thought we needed something positive in our lives. She lost her husband, brother-in-law and sister-in-law within a year, so I’m doing this for me, but also for her,” he said.
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