The identity of Layton Williams’ mystery boyfriend has finally been revealed after the couple enjoyed a romantic trip away last month.
The Strictly star, 29, has found love with deli-cum-bar owner and fellow actor James Harper.
The couple, who went Instagram official in November, hit it off when they met at Glastonbury festival.
A source has now told The Sun: ‘James has been by Layton’s side all through Strictly.
‘He even travelled to Blackpool to watch him perform there. They are obviously made for each other.’
The identity of Layton Williams ‘ mystery boyfriend has finally been revealed after the couple enjoyed a romantic trip away last month
The Strictly star, 29, has found love with deli-cum-bar owner and fellow actor James Harper
James is a fellow actor, having starred on stage previously and now also owns and runs a deli and bar in London.
MailOnline has contacted Layton’s representatives for comment.
Layton unveiled his new boyfriend with a ‘hard launch’ on Instagram on James’ birthday.
Layton showed off his man in a sweet post while wishing him happy birthday but revealed he would be keeping his name and further details private.
He shared on Instagram Story: ‘Happy birthday to my fave! #hardlaunch but no @ coz y’all are too [nosy].’
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Layton previously hinted that he was in a relationship, saying on Alan Carr’s Life’s a Beach podcast: ‘I’ve got a man, you know, it’s new though, it’s only been a soft launch on Instagram.’
The star’s new romance comes as he continues to battle an onslaught of trolling by Strictly Come Dancing fans.
A source has now told The Sun: ‘James has been by Layton’s side all through Strictly. He even travelled to Blackpool to watch him perform there. They are obviously made for each other.’
Layton unveiled his new boyfriend with a ‘hard launch’ on Instagram on James’ birthday
The West End star and his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin, 25, appeared on Tuesday’s This Morning as they discussed the backlash.
Speaking to hosts Rochelle Humes and Craig Doyle, Nikita said that the tolling gets to Layton and that he finds people’s lack of compassion ‘sad and unnecessary’.
Layton is often targeted by trolls for for his West End background and some claim that the celeb is a ‘professional dancer’ and that he has an ‘unfair’ advantage.
Talking about the hateful comments sent to him online, Layton told This Morning: ‘It’s like: ‘Can you not just dress like a man, please please please put a suit on!’ and I’m like: ‘Girl, relax!”’
Nikita was quick to defend Layton as he said: ‘We get a bit defensive of our partners and just to see sometimes people speaking things or saying things they shouldn’t be saying.
‘Sometimes things also get to him, and that’s a personal side, I find it sad and unnecessary [the trolling]. At the end of the day, we just want to make people happy, we just want to put on a show…’
Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin has hit back at trolls who have continued to make hurtful comments about his dance partner Layton as they appeared on Tuesday’s This Morning
Despite topping the leaderboard every week, the twinkle-toed duo found themselves in the dreaded bottom two on Sunday night
Layton added: ‘I’m sure you know how it feels, you can have 1000 amazing messages and then just one [negative] and you’re like: ‘Urgh!’ but in these moments, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… even Beyoncé has haters, so!’
Despite topping the leaderboard every week, the twinkle-toed duo found themselves in the dreaded bottom two on Sunday night.
The pair were thankful that the judges saved them from elimination but were sad to see fellow contestants Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu go home.
While it may have shocked viewers, Nikita said he had a ‘feeling’ they would have to face the dance-off after the negative comments online.
