Strictly’s Shayne Ward takes fresh swipe at cruel trolls after being branded ‘insufferable’ and ‘cocky’

STRICTLY'S Shayne Ward has taken a caller swipe astatine cruel trolls aft being branded "insufferable" and "cocky".

Shayne, 39, and his Strictly spouse Nancy Xu made their creation debut connected Saturday nighttime with a Samba to Stevie Wonder's Do I Do.

They scored 23 from judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.

But immoderate viewers took to societal media to deed retired astatine Shayne pursuing the performance.

He aboriginal posted a lengthy connection slamming the claims and present he's deed backmost again.

Shayne reposted a photograph and connection connected Instagram from a instrumentality that read: "This is the Shayne Ward I've known and loved for astir 20 years.

"Who has been thing but kind, comic and precise caring towards everyone helium meets.

"If you knew his bosom oregon met him adjacent erstwhile you would deliberation doubly astir those nasty comments being said online.

"Why would you wanna effort and bring idiosyncratic other down that you've ne'er adjacent met conscionable due to the fact that you tin spot them enjoying themselves."

The follower added: "I anticipation nary of this gets to him and helium continues to beryllium the superstar that helium is."

Writing connected societal media aft their show connected Saturday, 1 instrumentality said: "The overconfidence is really thing I'm not enjoying astir Shayne close now. No question, he's bully but he's NOT the maestro of each things dance.”

Another professional said: “Shayne Ward did good for week 1, but determination conscionable thing truthful cringe astir the guy."

Another said: “Find idiosyncratic who loves you arsenic overmuch arsenic Shayne Ward loves himself.

And different idiosyncratic simply said: "Hes insufferable."

Shayne aboriginal posted a connection to guarantee fans that couldn't beryllium further from the truth.

Accompanied by a moody achromatic and achromatic photo, Shayne said: "Strictly is astonishing and I emotion being portion of it.

"But done my grin connected TV I'm arsenic tense arsenic the next person.

"Not cocky oregon overconfident... I'm nervous!

"I conscionable gotta enactment hard and perceive to my fantastic teacher Nancy Xiu. All I tin bash is my best!"