Strictly’s Will Mellor and Nancy Xu break down in tears on It Takes Two after shock exit was branded ‘fix’

STRICTLY stars Will Mellor and Nancy Xu were both left in tears as they broke down during a chat on It Takes Two.

The pair were eliminated during a shock result in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final.

Having been eliminated at the last hurdle – which some fans called ‘a fix’ – the pair were chatting with Rylan on BBC Two‘s It Takes Two where emotions were clearly running high.

Pro dancer Nancy appeared upset throughout the chat and was soon left struggling to hold in her tears following watching a ‘best bits’ video of their time on the show.

Will could also be seen wiping away tears from his eyes after watching a video of supportive messages from his loved ones as Nancy clutched at a tissue she had used to wipe her tears away.

Nancy held her head in her hands as she said: “I’m so grateful, thank you to this man [Will], I have had the best journey.”

As she spoke tearfully, Will cleared his throat and continued to wipe tears away from his eyes.

She broke down further as she said: “I have had such an amazing journey with him, thank you so much.”

Coronation Street actor Will gave her a hug as he lovingly said to her: “Thank you for everything.”

Will and Nancy faced off against Fleur East in the dance-off following a shock bottom two result.

Fleur and her dance partner Vito Coppola performed their Charleston to Tu Vuo’ Fa L’Americano by Fiorello, while Will and his dance partner Nancy Xu performed their Couples’ Choice to a 90s Manchester inspired medley, in a bid to impress the judges and make it through to next week’s Grand Final.

Both Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse opted to save Fleur, while Anton Du Beke chose to save Will and Nancy.

But fans weren’t happy with the result – and some even claimed the show was ‘fixed’.

One viewer tweeted: “Definitely seems there was a conspiracy to get rid of #willmellor.

“It’s hard to think of contestant who’s ever received such a battering in a semi final. His paso wasn’t that bad from others &; he’s topped leaderboard more times than anyone but Fleur. Snobbery? #Strictly.”

A second said: “The judges were overly harsh and clearly showed favouritism to others. #Strictly #WillMellor #NancyXu #StrictlyComeDancing.”

“Fix!! I’d have definitely saved Will #strictly,” added a third.