Thomas Skinner Explains Why He Wishes He'd 'Never Done' Strictly Come Dancing

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68f0a11b160000641b483e08.jpg?cache=lPem8FW3En&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Thomas Skinner performing with his Strictly Come Dancing partner Amy Dowden earlier in the series" data-caption="Thomas Skinner performing with his Strictly Come Dancing partner Amy Dowden earlier in the series" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="BBC/Guy Levy" />Thomas Skinner performing with his Strictly Come Dancing partner Amy Dowden earlier in the series</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400">Former <a href="news/strictly-come-dancing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strictly Come Dancing</a> star <a href="news/thomas-skinner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas Skinner</a> has claimed he wishes he’d “never done” the show.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The former <a href="news/the-apprentice" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apprentice</a> candidate is one of 15 stars on the original line-up of this year’s season of Strictly, but as soon as he was confirmed for the cast, he proved to be a controversial signing.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The TV personality had previously raised eyebrows with comments suggesting that </span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/london/comments/1l7c8dw/thomas_skinner_joins_anti_london_grift/#lightbox"><span style="font-weight:400">London doesn’t “feel like London” anymore</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">, accusing protestors </span><a href="https://x.com/iamtomskinner/status/1954485683545862653"><span style