Strictly’s Layton Williams says he has faced ‘trolling’ that is ‘overwhelming’
ok.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing contestant Layton Williams said he has faced “low key trolling” that he has found “overwhelming”. On Sunday, a day after Layton and professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin received four nines from the judges on the BBC show, the 29-year-old revealed that he had been getting mixed messages from the public.
Writing on social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, Layton said: “The messages of love are overwhelming but as is the low key trolling. “I’m just here to have fun like all the other contestants. “I’m trying to handle this with a smile and determination to slay another day but reminder #BeKind #Strictly.” Alongside the message Layton posted a photo of himself holding up a peace sign.
He did not detail the nature of the trolling he had been subject to.The musical theatre star and actor, who played the role of Stephen in BBC Three’s Bad Education, performed the quickstep to Puttin’ On The Ritz during the series’ second live show.
Layton and Nikita, the series’ only same-sex dance couple, performed last and impressed all the judges, including Craig Revel Horwood, who said Layton’s talent was “ridiculous”.The pair were awarded the highest score of the series so far with four nines from the judges – 36 points in total.
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