Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman address Will Young departure
TESS DALY and Claudia Winkleman have talked about Will Young's departure from Strictly Come Dancing by wishing him all the best for the future.
Tess and Claudia address Will Young's departure on Strictly
The dancing show's hosts didn't delay at all in bringing up what has become the most talked-about event of the series so far.
Young shocked when he announced he was leaving the show on Monday, despite the fact he had been performing well.
Tess began week four's programme by saying: "Tameka wasn't the only celebrity we've had to say goodbye to, as many of you will know Will Young has withdrawn from the competition for personal reasons.
Claudia added: "Will if you're watching we love you and we wish you all the best"
Will Young quit the show earlier this week
The singer announced he was leaving for personal reasons
Will if you're watching we love you
Before the judges made their appearance, dancing onto the Strictly dance floor in a routine that was described as "splendid" by Claudia.
Young sent a message to his friends on Strictly earlier today, wishing them the best for tonight's show.
He wrote: "All my love and luck to contestants tonight."
Young also revealed in the same tweet that he had been harassed by a photographer who pursued him in a park.
The singer tweeted: "The photographer following me in the park who said 'I get PTSD - so thanks so much for talking about it ' I think slightly was missing the point of hyper vigilance. As he clicked away in my FACE!!!! Hysterical!"
Young wished everyone on Strictly the best for tonight's show
Young opened up about his history of post-traumatic stress disorder, which he began suffering with in 2012.
He told London Live's London Real programme: "PTSD is a thing I learned about because I got it, I had a breakdown, after my fifth album, called Echoes."
"I went into theatre, did Cabaret for the first time, and then I got PTSD and got depersonalisation and derealisation, which is when your body can't cope with the flooding of emotions from the past, so it shuts down. I couldn't see my face in the mirror, I couldn't recognise places or family or friends."
Strictly Come Dancing results show is on tomorrow at 7.15pm on BBC One