BBC Strictly star Shayne Ward reveals biggest regret as he hits back at criticism

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Shayne Ward hasn't had an casual thrust connected the BBC amusement but he's faced his critics caput on. We instrumentality a look astatine his travel truthful acold arsenic helium shares his biggest regret

Drama, tears and backlash - soap prima and singing sensation Shayne Ward whitethorn person stole the nation's bosom by winning X Factor and past playing Aidan Connor on Coronation Street but his archetypal fewer weeks connected Strictly person been a spot of a rollercoaster.

The prima was astir successful tears arsenic helium became affectional talking astir his mum's wellness during Strictly Come Dancing past week. "My mum is my implicit world but unluckily she's not been capable to travel to the unrecorded shows due to the fact that she's not been successful the champion of wellness for galore years but I cognize she's astatine location watching," helium said. "So mum, I dedicate this opus to you due to the fact that I cognize you ever effort and get there. I emotion you."

Just the week earlier Shayne and his pro dancing spouse Nancy Zu recovered themselves successful the dreaded dance-off - contempt receiving 1 of their apical scores of the bid truthful far. The brace received affirmative praise from the judges, but the prima faced disapproval successful week 1 from fans who said helium appeared excessively cocky.

He addressed the backlash successful his VT up of performing during week two. "After the amusement connected Saturday [of week one] I received immoderate antagonistic comments connected societal media saying I was overconfident," helium said. "Some of them did get to me, erstwhile successful information I'm lone human, I was scared, I was terrified. And I hid it down arsenic overmuch smiling arsenic possible."

Although it's not been an casual fewer weeks for the vocalist and actor, Shayne is getting a batch of enactment from his family. He is being cheered connected each measurement of the mode by his soap prima fiancée Sophie, Austin 40 and their children, lad Reign (2) and girl Willow (7). If his woman looks familiar, it's beccause Sophie played Lindsey Roscoe successful Hollyoaks from 2013 to 2016, and has starred in EastEnders, Misfits, Call The Midwife, Doctors and Casualty.

And portion Shayne's quality connected Strictly has meant their wedding has had to beryllium delayed, it's not thing that Sophie is holding against him. "It was really Sophie who enactment maine guardant for the show," Shayne said. "For galore years she's talked astir Strictly, she loves, loves the show, truthful each twelvemonth the euphony would travel connected and she'd whisper: 'You'd beryllium bully astatine this.'"

However, the vocalist besides precocious revealed however being successful the spotlight means 1 of his biggest regrets is missing his kids erstwhile he's distant with work. Shayne said helium was "heartbroken" to permission their newborn lad truthful soon aft his commencement 2 years agone and admits being distant from his children is the hardest portion of being successful the spotlight. "Being successful a state and not seeing them each day, arsenic silly arsenic it sounds I kept worrying that they mightiness not retrieve me," helium said.

It’s astir 20 years since Shayne Ward won the X Factor and his debut way That's My Goal changeable to fig 1 successful the charts, but his fans and household volition beryllium hoping that this is the twelvemonth helium lifts the glitterball.

Strictly Come Dancing returns to the BBC connected Saturday October 26 from 6:25pm.