Thomas Skinner ignores Strictly Come Dancing drama as he slips into purple suit for teaser

Thomas Skinner has brushed his antics at the Strictly Come Dancing interviews under the rug as he filmed a video for the BBC show.

In the clip, The Apprentice star held up an '8' scorecard while dressed in his casual clothes and covers the camera before it transitions to him dancing around in a glittering purple suit.

The 34-year-old controversial signing wore a blue silk shirt under the purple three-piece suit and danced around as the Strictly theme song played out. In the shared post between Thomas and Strictly, the caption read: "Did someone say eight days until #Strictly? BOSH!"

He wrote in the comment section: "Absolutely LOVING being part of strictly had so much fun so far and everyone is absolutely amazing!! Now let’s start dancing!! Bosh."

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Fans rushed to share their excitement over the new series, with one posting: "You look great and you’re already my favourite!" and another added: "So looking forward to watching you dance, good luck and enjoy!"

"Yes Tom! Not got into this before but I will watch it to support my mate. This is going to be a right giggle. Go smash it Thomas," another fan commented.

It comes after he stormed out of Strictly's roundtable interviews. The Apprentice star was being interviewed alongside the rest of the 2025 line-up by journalists at BBC's Elstree Studios on Tuesday afternoon when he suddenly stormed out.

The contestant grabbed a reporter's phone after being asked a question as they asked him to stop. He had arrived at the table of journalists with fellow contestant Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

While a female journalist had asked Skinner what had motivated him to sign up for Strictly, it felt the reality TV star realising that he was being recorded on a phone during the press event. "What's that?" Skinner demanded, before picking up the woman's phone and taking it from the table.

Tom recently responded to what happened in an Instagram post. He claimed: "To set the record straight of the back of yesterday. During one of the interviews, a journalist placed their phone on the table to record the conversation.

"I happened to catch a glimpse of the screen and saw numerous messages - not about Strictly but about a personal story from my past. I've been through some difficult times in my life, which I have worked hard to move on from. In that moment, seeing it there caught me off guard. I felt it was best to step away and gather myself."

He continued: "This had nothing to do with Strictly or the interviews themselves. I’m sorry I picked up someone else’s phone and I don’t even know if the journalist realised their messages were visible, and I don’t want to suggest any bad intentions on their part.

“What I do want to say is how excited I am to be part of Strictly this year. I’m so grateful for all the love, kindness and support I’ve been shown so far. It means the world to me, and I can’t wait to give it my all on that dancefloor. Bosh.”

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