STRICTLY Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has hit back after being ridiculed by viewers over his latest performance on the dancefloor.
The Apprentice star, 34, performed a Salsa to Dizzee Rascal’s hit song Bonkers with partner Amy Dowden, but fans were left far from impressed.
3 Thomas Skinner has hit back after being blasted for his Strictly routineCredit: PA
3 He and partner Amy Dowden performed a Salsa to Dizzee Rascals’ BonkersCredit: PA
Viewers took to X to share their thoughts as one said: “There are things a woman should never ever be subjected to in life, and high on the list is Thomas Skinner hip thrusting.
“Aah well, I didn’t want to sleep tonight anyway #StrictlyComeDancing.”
Another unimpressed social media user penned: “Never, ever in my life do I want to see Thomas Skinner in too tight, sequin clothing, gyrating out of time on my TV ever again. Think my dinner is coming back up.”
A third added: “I give Thomas and Amy a 1. Not a single Salsa step, Thomas. No hips, No fluidity. I commend your strength but it’s NOT Salsa. At all. I’m sorry.”
Now the BBC One star has hit back as he took to X to break his silence following the backlash to his performance.
He wrote: “LOVED EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF THAT!! I know I ain’t the best dancer. But I’m trying. And Amy has been amazing!!
“Enjoying the rest of the dancers! They’re all amazing. And if you want to see me next week, please vote for me and Amy. Love you all. Bosh,” he signed off.
The pair were awarded a very low score of just 13 for their energetic Salsa, with Craig Revel Horwood telling him he looked like he was competing in a “weight lifting competition”.
He added that the performance “lacked any real hip rotation or fluidity”.
Motsi Mabuse simply labelled the performance as “interesting,” while Shirley Ballas added: “You gave it a good go.”
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Last week’s scores were added to this week’s, meaning Thomas and Amy were second to last on the leaderboard, just above Ross King and Jowita Przystal.
This means the two could be in danger of being in the dreaded dance off during Sunday night’s results show and leave the show forever.
Thomas has been plagued with controversies ever since it was announced he was joining the iconic show.
Prior to the show starting, he snatched a reporter’s phone away from them during an interview and stormed out.
As well as this, he’s been making headlines for all the wrong reasons after admitting he cheated on wife Sinéad just weeks after their wedding in May 2022.
He admitted to a “two week fling” just weeks after marrying Sinéad and said it was a “moment of madness” that nearly “ruined his life.”
The woman he was involved with hit back, claiming the affair was far more serious than he let on.
Speaking to Daily Mail about how his wife reacted to the infidelity, he said: “It wasn’t difficult for me because I know the mistakes I’ve made in my life, but it was awful for my poor wife to read it all, and that’s why I feel bad.
“We had already moved on from this. I’m doing Strictly and I’m in the public eye now.
“My whole life has been dug up and regurgitated and my poor wife has to read something that she has moved on from.”
