Strictly's Thomas Skinner says 'I've made mistakes and if you dig you'll find more'

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Thomas Skinner has admitted he has made "big mistakes", and claims: "If you dig you’ll find more". He also said he has become a "target", and is "being portrayed as a public enemy number 1", following revelations of his infidelity.

The former Apprentice candidate, 34, has admitted he cheated on his wife Sinead just weeks after their wedding. However, he said she has forgiven him and the pair, who share three children, have "moved forward together".

In a lengthy statement on X, he wrote: "My life ain’t perfect…..far from it. I've made big mistakes, I’ve let people down, and done things I’ll always regret in my past. The worst was what I did to my wife three and a half years ago... one stupid moment I’ll carry forever.

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"It was nothing more and nothing less despite what is being said. I told her straight away. She had every right to leave me back then, but she forgave me…….and that forgiveness changed my life.

"Since then, we’ve built a new home, had two more beautiful children, and moved forward together. We are stronger. Family is everything to me. It’s what I do everything for.

"But I’ve noticed I’ve become a target. Every part of my life is being dragged out….. even my families. People around me have been offered BIG money to sell stories. And I’ve noticed I’m being portrayed as public enemy number 1. They’re trying to break me and get me cancelled."

Skinner said that he has got a 'thick skin', adding: "The abuse and death threats don’t bother me. In fact some lies make me laugh."

He continued: "I’ve got an extremely chequered past… more than most. I’ve never shied away from that. I’ve made mistakes and if you dig you’ll find more. But here’s the truth: most people have made mistakes. It’s okay to own up to them, it’s okay to talk about them and people do deserve second chances."

Skinner first revealed he cheated on his wife in The Sun On Sunday. He said he met an "attractive woman" who "offered me some kind of cosmetic slimming treatments."

He said their affair, which happened shortly after their May 2022 wedding, when they already had a son Henry, now four, was "a brief moment of madness". The couple also now have twin girls, Darla and Roma, two.

It comes as the Strictly Come Dancing star claims he received death threats after he met with US vice president JD Vance, according to an interview with The Sun. Skinner has previously drawn strong criticism for various posts he has made on X.

He said it is "not far-right" to be "flying your flag and loving your country". He also complained that "it ain’t safe out there any more" in London, saying the city is "hostile" and "tense".

Skinner befriended US President Donald Trump ’s number two on the social media platform X. Later, he met him for a barbecue and drinks before posting a photo of them together online.