Inside Thomas Skinner's Strictly Come Dancing row as he launches bitter legal battle

Thomas Skinner has reportedly started legal proceedings against the BBC over claims they rigged the votes in a bid to boot him off the show early and he claims he has proof to back his allegation

by · The Mirror
When Thomas was announced as part of this year's line-up, Strictly Come Dancing fans were not pleased. Fans in their droves took to Twitter and claimed the BBC had let the line-up down by including him on their show.(Image:CREDIT LINE:BBC/Ray Burmiston)
Fans across the country were left disappointed and angry over Thomas Skinner's post where he is seen cosying up to Republican JD Vance in social media post, which he shared shortly before his Strictly signing was announced.(Image:iamtomskinner/X)
The cheeky chappie publicly backed Donald Trump ahead of his re-election into the White House, leaving no doubt over his political views(Image:INSTAGRAM)
After his signing, it also re-emerged that the Strictly Come Dancing star was convicted of handling stolen goods worth an estimated £40,000 back in 2011, which left Strictly fans unimpressed.(Image:Instagram)
Thomas Skinner appeared to have, what has only been described as a meltdown, during a press conference for the BBC show to promote the new series. During a sit-down with a group of journalists, he was seen snatching a mobile phone out of a journalist's hand.(Image:BBC)