Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner

The BBC has dismissed allegations made by former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Thomas Skinner about his time on the show.

Controversy has surrounded the ex-Apprentice candidate ever since it was confirmed that he’d be on the cast of this year’s Strictly, largely due to past comments he’s made publicly, including the suggestion that London doesn’t “feel like London” anymore, accusations that protestors have “torn communities apart”, his past praise for the US president Donald Trump and having posed for a picture with vice president JD Vance.

As the beginning of the series approached, Thomas continued to face backlash after he stormed out of this year’s Strictly press launch, and the furore continued days later due to the revelation that he had been unfaithful to his wife in the early stages of their marriage.

In the end, he was the first star to be eliminated from the series, after failing to impress the judges and viewers with his dance abilities, and in a post shortly after his elimination, he admitted that he regrets taking part at all.

Thomas then declined the customary invitation to perform in the Strictly final with the rest of the cast, for what was originally said in the press to be a scheduling issue.

However,

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