Thomas Skinner, who has admitted he has made “big mistakes,” including cheating on his wife Sinead, is set to make his Strictly Come Dancing bow on Saturday night
Thomas Skinner has not helped himself amid the scandal around his affair, according to Loose Women star Jane Moore.
The salesman, who was on The Apprentice, admitted he cheated on his wife Sinead just weeks after their wedding. During the three-month fling, he allegedly told Amy-Lucy O’Rourke, 35, she “was the love of his life” but his mistress is believed to have eventually told Sinead about the infidelity.
But Thomas, 34, has since even confessed on social media “If you dig you’ll find more,” a damning comment which Jane, a journalist and broadcaster, by which she suggested she was baffled. Sharing her opinion on the bombshell, which has emerged ahead of Thomas’ run on Strictly Come Dancing, Jane wrote: “Thomas adds: ‘I’ve got an extremely chequered past . . . if you dig you’ll find more.’ Er, thanks for the tip. Something tells me he hasn’t had media training.”
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The exact details of the TV star’s “extremely chequered past” remain unclear but Thomas, of Romford, east London, had shared another post on X yesterday – but he swiftly deleted it. The post featured a photograph of him and Sinead, mum to his three kids, enjoying a romantic dinner and the words gushed about his wife. A section read: “When you make a mistake no matter how long ago or how big or small. There are only three things you should do about it: admit it, learn from it, and definitely don’t repeat it.”
But in today’s edition of The Sun Jane, who has been on Loose Women since 2013 in this stint, suggested Thomas has encouraged the publicity himself. In her opinion column, she added: “Following reports that he flounced out of a Strictly press conference after discovering journalists were recording his comments (what was he expecting – a quill and ink well?) it has now emerged he had a three-month affair shortly after marrying wife Sinead.
“Taking to X, he posted that it ‘was one stupid moment I’ll carry forever’ and that his wife had forgiven him. End of, you might think. But no, 34-year-old Thomas adds: ‘I’ve got an extremely chequered past . . . if you dig you’ll find more.'”
And Jane suggests this last comment added fuel to the fire and has only led to further criticism. However, the attention comes days before dad-to-three Thomas is due to make his Strictly Come Dancing debut in the new series.
He has been selected alongside the likes of former footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, soap actress Balvinder Sopal and TV presenter George Clarke – but judge Anton Du Beke has admitted he does not recognise many of the stars picked for the programme these days.