STRICTLY Come Dancing star James Bye was left in floods of tears after getting a surprise message from his kids amid a busy schedule.
The actor – who plays Martin Fowler on EastEnders – said his busy work schedule means he rarely spends time at home with his wife Victoria and three kids, Edward, aged eight, Louis, six, and Hugo, three.
James Bye was left in tears after a sweet message from his kids
The actor has a busy schedule with dance rehearsals and filming for EastEnders
James and pro partner Amy Dowden joined Rylan tonight on Strictly: It Takes Two to chat about his Guardians of the Galaxy dance from Saturday.
But the TV star was caught off guard when he received a sweet video from his kids.
The youngsters praised their father and said: “Daddy you are the best dance ever.
“You’re our favourite superhero. We love you so much. Good luck daddy.”
Clearly overwhelmed by the touching clip, James became teary-eyed and said: “Well you know like – I’m so sorry.”
Wiping away his tears, he continued: “They watch at home and they’re so supportive. I’m so lucky to have that support at home.”
The telly favourite has been busy filming for the BBC One soap as well as rehearsing hours each day for the dance competition.
It comes after James revealed he suffered from a painful injury whilst in Strictly training.
Last week, James was seen sporting a bloody bandage on his ring finger as he divulged: “The wedding ring is sort of the only thing keeping my finger on.”
James survived another week after impressing viewers with his Cha Cha Cha to Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede.
Richie Anderson was the second star to leave Strictly, with his dance partner Giovanni Pernice.
The pair danced the samba to Hakuna Matata from the much-loved Disney movie The Lion King.
With just 27 points, Richie – who was dressed as mischievous meerkat Timon – finished in eighth place on the Strictly leaderboard.
Joining him in the bottom two was popstar Fleur East, who performed a Little Mermaid-inspired routine.
But it was Richie’s Lion King Movie Week performance that saw him lose out and be axed by the judging panel.
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Head judge Shirley Ballas said after the performance: “Overall I would probably have to say this is one of your best numbers so far.”
Shirley disagreed with her panel and would have saved Richie.
She said: “Well with the two couples the public put in the bottom two I would have saved Richie and Giovanni.”
James impressed viewers with his Cha Cha Cha on Saturday night
