Overview

• Skinner, 34, discussed a liaison with aesthetician Amy‑Lucy O'Rourke that he says happened weeks after his 2022 wedding and called it a mistake.
• He characterises it as a two‑week fling, while O'Rourke has said it lasted three months and that he introduced her as his girlfriend.
• He says he and his wife, Sinead, worked through the fallout and have moved on, with some reports suggesting she would attend the live Strictly show.
• The remarks were published hours before the first live Strictly broadcast, where he is paired with professional dancer Amy Dowden and slated for a Paso Doble.
• Heavy coverage of the controversy has prompted complaints from some viewers on social media, with a few alleging a manufactured push for him to win.