Nancy Xu breaks silence after Strictly Come Dancing fans spot ‘bleeding neck’
24.09.2023 - 12:43
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Strictly Come Dancing’s Nancy Xu has spoken out after fans spotted blood on her neck following her dance with Les Dennis. The professional dancer was seen clutching her neck as she walked up the staircase with Les during Saturday night’s show.
The pair headed up the stairs to speak with host Claudia Winkleman and received feedback from the judges following their first performance. But Nancy, 32, was seen with blood running down to her chin and she was clutching a tissue to her neck, The Mirror reports.
She remained ever the professional and continued to put on a brave face the next morning, despite what appeared to be a nasty injury. The couple had slipped to the bottom of the leaderboard but Nancy returned to social media with a hopeful comment.
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Sharing a picture of her and Les in action from Saturday night, Nancy penned: "That's week one done. Hope we did bring a bit of smile on your face." Fans immediately began to share their best wishes and ask Nancy about her injury.
"Hope your neck is okay after it was bleeding," one wrote. "What happened to your neck, hope you are ok," asked a second. While many others shared positive messages to Nancy and her partner Les claiming they hoped to see them stick around in the competition despite some of the judges critiques.
Fellow professional dancer Karen Hauer also shared her support by posting a series of applauding emojis. Despite going down a storm with viewers at home, Nancy and Les got the series off to a rough start with the judges as