Layton Williams looks set to star in this year's ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
Layton Williams is wanted for Strictly
The ‘Bad Education’ actor, 28 - who has extensive experience working on London’s West End after making his debut in ‘Billy Elliot’ aged 11, before landing the lead in ‘Everyone’s Talking About Jamie’ - is said to be wanted by the bosses of the BBC One Latin and ballroom competition.
A source told MailOnline: “Layton is an incredible dancer and performer.
“'Strictly' bosses signing him for the show will ruffle some feathers because he is professionally trained and has extensive experience with learning difficult choreography, which many of the contestants, especially those from a sporting or political background, will at first find impossible.
“The show has been criticised in the past for recruiting contestants with a background in dance and this year will be no different as Layton is a star in his own right and known for being an impeccable dancer on stage.”
Recently, Layton gushed about being the voiceover star in the “unapologetically gay” same-sex dating show ‘I Kissed A Boy’, the UK’s first ever same-sex dating show which was presented by Dannii Minogue, 51, and aired on BBC Three.
After being asked what made it “different”, he said: “It's gay! It’s unapologetically gay and the first one of its kind in the UK so I'm really honoured and proud to be a part of it.
“It’s important for visibility. It’s important for us to be seen and it’s important to show that our love is just like everybody else's. It’s pure and raw and we deserve love. In the early days of our lives, we can feel like we don't deserve love and we hide ourselves.
"We're closeted and we're told by the society that we grow up in that we should be kissing girls and then you have to find a way to get out the closet.”
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