A BBC Strictly Come Dancing contestant reportedly grabbed a reporter's phone as he was being interviewed ahead of the show's return.

Thomas Skinner, who previously starred on The Apprentice , was being interviewed by journalists at the BBC's Elstree Studios when he got up and left the room.

It comes just hours after Skinner told his followers on X he "can't be bought" and "won’t say things just to keep people happy".

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The dad-of-three, 34, has been a controversial signing for this year's series of the BBC series.

He has drawn strong criticism for Twitter (X) posts saying it is "not far-right" to be "flying your flag and loving your country", and complaining "it ain’t safe out

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