 Layton Williams appeared more than happy with his Strictly Come Dancing pairing as he teased fans on social media, leaving them guessing over who it could be. The 28-year-old performer will take part in the upcoming season of the BBC ballroom dancing competition show this autumn and confirmed he would be foxtrotting with a partner of the same sex. In the run-up to his appearance on the programme, the West End star took to his Instagram to hint at who he could be competing alongside in the hopes of nabbing the Glitterball trophy. On Sunday, Layton uploaded a video of his reaction that carried a caption saying: 'Me, minutes before I met my Strictly pro!' In the clip, he can be seen beaming back at the camera and making faces to an accompanying soundtrack that said: 'This is because you genuinely don't know which is great. It's going to be a genuine surprise.' Layton shared the video that he ended by blowing an overwhelmed raspberry at the camera with another caption, penning: 'Happy to say, I'm HAPPY!' The star updated his fans on Instagram (Picture: laytonwilliams) Fans quickly jumped into the comment section to share their thoughts on the star's upcoming season, wishing him luck and guessing as to who it could be. One said: 'I would so love this to be Graz,' while another typed: 'Hoping it's the one and only @vitocoppola – although you're gonna slay regardless of who it is .. we will be cheering (and voting when the time comes) do t you worry'. 'Can't wait to find out, I hope it's Johannes,' a separate social media account said in response to the star's teaser footage. The Everybody's Talking About Jamie star confirmed the news he would be partnered up with a man last month on Twitter. Layton confirmed he would be partnered up with a man (Picture: Getty Images) He will be dancing on the show later this month (Picture: PA) He shared a message to his fans at the time that read: '){kind=link}
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Layton Williams appeared more than happy with his Strictly Come Dancing pairing as he teased fans on social media, leaving them guessing over who it could be.
The 28-year-old performer will take part in the upcoming season of the BBC ballroom dancing competition show this autumn and confirmed he would be foxtrotting with a partner of the same sex.
In the run-up to his appearance on the programme, the West End star took to his Instagram to hint at who he could be competing alongside in the hopes of nabbing the Glitterball trophy.
On Sunday, Layton uploaded a video of his reaction that carried a caption saying: ‘Me, minutes before I met my Strictly pro!’