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Thomas Skinner has said 'my stay was short' on Strictly Come Dancing as he reacted to being the first person eliminated from the show this year.

The former Apprentice candidate was among the 15 celebrities who signed up to the 2025 run of the BBC One dance show, and was paired with professional dancer Amy Dowden.

They were then seen making their debut in the competition during the first live show of the series last weekend, before returning on Saturday night (October 4) with their second routine.

After last week's judges' scores were carried over, Thomas and Amy performed an unexpected salsa to Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden.

While host Tess Daly commented it was "probably the bravest lifts we've seen in Week Two", it wasn't enough to get them high en

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