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thomas skinner‘S strictly come dance partner amy dowden Addressing her decision to skip Saturday night’s final, admitting that she missed out on the “incredibly fun” [and] “Exciting” night.
Everyone strictly The final sees that year’s contestants reunite for a group dance but hours before Saturday’s live shows, Skinner announced on social media that he would not be taking part.
in a long postEast apprentice Contestant – who was the first celebrity to be eliminated, claimed to have evidence strictly The vote was rigged against him. The BBC has denied this allegation Skinner appears to have disappeared from his agent’s website Since making the claim.
Dowden appeared on Monday’s episode LORRAINEWhere host Christine Lampard asked him if he had spoken to Skinner recently.
The Welsh dancer replied: “So the last time I spoke to him was on Thursday. He didn’t mention it. Sent me a few messages.”
Dowden explained that his “mind was somewhere else” while the drama was going on because he had lost a loved one the previous week.
She added, “I was really upset on Thursday and I’m still upset.” “I lost a man who was like a second father to me – my dance teacher. He died on his wife’s birthday. Philip Perry.
“I’m grateful to him for my entire dancing career and everything. He was more than just a dance teacher to me and my twins and my family.”
Dowden said, “To be honest, I was sad that Thomas missed an incredibly fun, exciting final.” “I would have loved to have him there.”
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In her post on Saturday morning, Skinner wrote: “I spoke to my lovely dance partner Amy Dowden to make sure she was okay with me not attending. She’s a good person now and a good friend, I would never let her down.”
Trader’s time in the market stops strictly It was embroiled in controversies even before it started. Just days before the 2025 Series was announced, Skinner made headlines by joining JD Vance at a family BBQ and later caused a stir by walking out of a pre-series press event.
A week before making his debut on the program, Skinner was once again on the front page of the tabloids. He admitted to cheating on his wife Just a few weeks after their wedding.
Skinner ranked first from bottom strictly leaderboard after combining the scores from weeks one and two, and left the competition after losing the dance-off to former England rugby star Chris Robshaw.