Soap star Ricky Whittle has claimed that he was "stitched up" when he appeared on Strictly Come Dancing . The Hollyoaks actor, known for playing Calvin Valentine in the Channel 4 soap, was on the BBC dance competition in 2009. He was paired up with professional partner Natalie Lowe; however, he has now argued that show bosses "manipulated" a romance between the pair in order to "get more viewers." Ricky has alleged that producers at the time manufactured a clip of him and Natalie holding hands with romantic music playing in the background.

He told the Daily Mail : "The BBC totally stitched me up, they manipulated a romance, they fixed it so that we were the romantic couple. They manipulated interviews in the VTs shown during the show. I remember them asking me questions about Na

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