Strictly star Layton Williams hits back at bullying fans after backlash
STRICTLY star Layton Williams has hit back back at bullying fans after a backlash over his level of dance experience.
West End star Layton, 29, has been flooded with hateful messages since signing up for the ballroom show in July.
His theatre experience in Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Billy Elliott has caused the BBC to face fix allegations.
Layton's dancing alongside Nikita Kuzmin has seen him achieve high scores throughout his time on the dancefloor.
This has prompted mean trolls to target him on social media after each week he remains in the competition.
But former Strictly pro Robin Windsor has since waded into the war and taken a stand for Layton.
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Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Robin fumed: "STOP this hatred for @LaytonWilliams it’s BULLYING ffs.
"The poor guy sees all these comments everyone tags him in - how is that supposed to make him feel?"
He then insisted the trolls should be "ashamed" as he issued another brutal put down.
Robin, who appeared on the show between 2010 and 2013, continued: "You should all be ashamed of [yourselves]. What ever happened to be KIND?"
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Layton retweeted his post, adding, "Thanks Robin. Luckily I have thick skin but it's so draining that so called "Strictly fans" go out of their way to drag me down to lift others up.
"Their fave couples would be SO embarrassed by their comments & so should they. They'll never dim my shine. Big love x."
It had previously been claimed that some of his co-stars had been left "frustrated" at having to compete alongside the star thanks to his background.
A source told the : “Of course there have always been dancers of different standards on Strictly, that's part of the show's greatness.
“But this is ridiculous, he is as good or even better than his professional partner. There is such an uneven playing field here that it is impossible for any of the other contestants to have a chance of winning, even if the viewers do enjoy watching a celebrity's journey.
“While there might not be a rule that professional dancers can't take part, it absolutely goes against the spirit of the show.”
