Will Bayley appeared on the latest edition of This Morning to discuss his experience on Strictly Come Dancing . The Paralympian starred on the BBC competition programme back in 2019 and Janette Manrara but he was forced to withdraw six weeks in after tearing his knee ligaments in rehearsals. Will has recently opened up about his behind-the scenes experience amid a scandal that has shone a spotlight on the show’s duty of care protocols.
The table tennis player said the injury, which occurred when his professional partner Janette made him redo a jump after a “rubbish” attempt, has resulted in an excruciating pain he will live with “forever”. Appearing on This Morning , Will chatted to Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett, who was filing in for Dermot O'Leary, about his time on Strictly but the conversation got off to an awkward start. Appearing on a video call wearing this Tokyo Paralympics tracksuit, Will accidentally he was heading back to Tokyo for the 2024 Olympic Games instead of Paris.
Paralympic gold medallists Will and Rob Davies are included in a team of 11 athletes that will represent ParalympicsGB in the table tennis events at Paris 2024. After making the mistake, Will said: "Ah I mean Paris. I'm wearing my Tokyo tracksuit thats why I said it.
" Going on to discuss Strictly, Will admitted "he "didn’t have an issue" with Manrara, who now co-hosts Strictly companion show It Takes Two, but attributed the blame to the pressure the show’s producers put on the prof.