Strictly star Layton Williams breaks silence after losing out to Ellie Leach

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Strictly star Layton Williams has broken their silence after losing out to Ellie Leach in the final on Saturday.Coronation Street star Ellie Leach and professional partner Vito Coppola lifted the glitterball, despite scoring the lowest on the judges’ leaderboard.Ellie - who became the youngest ever Strictly winner - and Vito achieved 115, though the judges’ scores.Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin scored a near-perfect 119 out of 120, followed by Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell with 117.After enjoying the party, Layton returned to Instagram to share a post from a devastated fan, The Mirror reports.In the post, the person had shared a photo of their young son in a glittery turquoise dress.

They wrote: “A lot of heart break in our house today over the @bbcstrictly result. @lautonwilliams @nikita_kuzmin thank you from the bottom of our hearts for showing him that being fully, fabulously, unapologetically himself is to be celebrated.”In response, Layton posted a heart and tearful emoji.

He went on to share a photo of himself in a bubble bath as he held up a mug and wrote: “Aaaaannnd... Relax.”Meanwhile Dianne also spoke out after losing out in the final with a sweet message to EastEnders star Bobby as she hailed him as a “wonderful human”.

She added that the only competition that he had was with himself and that she was a “proud teacher”.Sharing a photo of them cuddling on the Strictly dancefloor surrounded by glitter, she wrote: “I used to be so obsessed with winning a sparkly trophy constantly thinking about that moment and what it would feel like !