‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Layton Williams feels his most comfortable when he is wearing a dress and heels.
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Layton Williams feels his most comfortable when he is wearing a dress and heels
The ‘Bad Education’ star, 29, has been earning top scores from the judges and plaudits from fans of the BBC ballroom show thanks to his sensational and emotional routines with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin, which have seen him fully embrace the glamour of 'Strictly'.
Layton insists he has always fully embraced the more extravagant end of fashion and he loves to experiment with men and women's fashion away from the cameras.
In interview with Closer magazine, he shared: "I wear dresses in my normal life on the red carpets.
“Sometimes, I might whack one on at home if I fancy it.
“I did have a pair of kitten heels back in the day! When I was 14, I used to love putting them on to cook.
“I’ve always been comfortable wearing whatever I feel comfortable in, so I want that to transfer onto ‘Strictly’.
“It’s a powerful message - live your best life, being you.”
Whilst Layton has received plenty of support from viewers, he has also had his fair share of online trolls and criticisms, particularly about the fact that he previously starred in the West End musical ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, which meant he had previous dance experience.
Nevertheless, Layton pays no attention to the negativity and focuses on being the best version of himself.
He said: “It’s been an emotional roller coaster.
“If you read into too many things and then you’re worried about what other people think of you, that’s like noise.
“You’ve got to concentrate on the positive instead. I’m doing it for me, and for those who want to be inspired and watch us put on a show.
“I’m just trying to have a slay vibe about all of this now.”
The actor also admitted that he has found the training for the BBC show “challenging”, but is satisfied with the “cute” physique he has got because of the hours of gruelling rehearsal.
He said: “I’m tired from all the training, but my body is cute!
“It’s snatched, actually - I’m going to put Nikita to shame. It feels good to just have mind, body and soul in check.”
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