Will Mellor has offered some words of wisdom to the hopeful celebrities taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2024. Among the line-up, those hoping to lift the Glitterball this year include Nick Knowles , Olympian Sam Quek and England footballer Paul Merson . Will, 48, took part in the BBC dance show in 2022 and was partnered with Nancy Xu.
They were hot favourites from the start, but narrowly missed out on a place in the final following a dance-off against Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu. Sharing his advice for this year’s contestants, the Mr Bates vs The Post Office actor told the Express: “Don’t go half-hearted, you have got to give it everything. “You are going to have ups and downs, and it is going to be tough, but as long as you can say you have done the best that you can, you can’t do any more than that.
” On top of this, Will urged the stars to “respect” their professional partners and “give them everything you can”, adding: “They deserve it, and the show deserves it because you are lucky to be on there.” Will looks back on his time on the show fondly, but admits that is it “one of the hardest things” he has ever done. He explained: “It’s something that I wish I could do again because you only get one go at it.
I didn’t realise that I would be as caught up in it as I was, it becomes your world. “It was one of the hardest things - physically and mentally - to do in the entertainment business because it’s live and you are training six or.