LAYTON Williams slammed a cruel troll who has been 'attacking' him on social media.
The Strictly Come Dancing finalist has spoken out over online abuse he's received.
Layton, who was partnered with Nikita Kuzmin, faced repeated criticism during his time on the BBC One competition.
And now the 29-year-old has hit back at a cruel troll who has consistently messaged him during the series.
He snapped: "Oh f*** off Dave."
Layton was replying to the user's message which read: "Then why are you all over social media and the press complaining that you didn't win?"
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Sharing the exchange publicly on his profile, the Bad Education star added: "And to anyone else who is still mad literally just leave me alone."
He added: "Btw l'm good. Happy, Hanging & Heading Home! Enjoying some downtime, freedom & soon come a much needed holiday.
"Love & light to you all (Apart from people like Dave, you lot can [middle finger emoji])."
The actor had previously been slammed by viewers and former Strictly pros for being allowed take part in the competition despite having previous dancing experiences.
Layton reached the final of this year's Strictly but lost out on lifting the Glitterball trophy to Ellie Leach.
The former Coronation Street star topped the viewer vote with her pro partner Vita Coppola.
