Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner was spotted for the first time since he admitted to cheating on his wife days after they got married

Tom Skinner breaks cover for the first time since admitting he cheated on his wife

Strictly Come Dancing’s Thomas Skinner was chatting away on the phone as he was spotted for the first time since admitting he cheated on his wife. Over the weekend, The Apprentice star revealed he had a “two-week fling” with a beauty clinic boss two weeks after they tied the knot.

He said he later apologised to his wife. The 34-year-old candidly admitted that it was the “biggest mistake” of his life. Thomas met the woman while at the pub and claims that she offered him “cosmetic slimming treatments.” The fling took place just weeks after he and his wife Sinead tied the knot in May 2022.

An emotional Thomas said his wife, who is the mother of his children, is the best thing to have happened to him and he instantly felt guilty after sleeping with beauty clinic boss Amy-Lucy O’Rourke.

Tom was spotted arriving for rehearsals

He says he woke up and instantly regretted his cheating. “I’m so lucky she forgave me,” he said of his wife. Thomas went on to add: “It was the worst thing I’ve ever had to do. It was terrible, I’m a very, very open book, and I don’t hide anything from my wife. She was obviously distraught, upset.”

Days after making the admission, the market trader turned TV star was spotted arriving at Strictly rehearsals in a high-top Transit van with a parking ticket slapped on the dashboard.

After parking his car, he was seen chatting on the phone and beaming during the conversation. He then stepped out of the grey vehicle holding a large bottle of juice and a sports bag.

It comes a few days after he admitted to cheating on his wife

Along with a purple polo shirt and grey shorts, he wore black dance shoes and his wedding ring for the tough rehearsals ahead of him.

When Thomas revealed he cheated, he said he understood if his wife Sinead never wanted to speak to him again after his admission. Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Thomas continued: “No one else made me do what I’ve done.

“But it just shows how something so brief could ruin your life.” And now, Sinead is his rock, whom he says has made him the person he is today.

He changed into dance shoes

“My wife is my rock,” he said, adding: “She’s the person I adore more than anything in the world. And I let her down, I’m ashamed, I’m so fortunate my wife’s forgiven me, she didn’t deserve it. I was a selfish person.” Today, the couple are the happiest they’ve been, with Sinead supporting him throughout his Strictly experience.

But Thomas claimed his grief played a part in his decision to stray, with the fling coming just a day after a close friend, named Big Mark, had sadly died. Mark had taken Thomas in when he was homeless and acted like a father figure to him. However, the woman Thomas cheated with claims that it was more than a fling and claims she was in a relationship with Thomas.

A spokesperson for Amy Lucy told the Mirror: “This has been an incredibly stressful and painful chapter in Amy Lucy’s life. She did not have a fling with Mr Skinner, she had a relationship with him and was deceived then treated appallingly. She will consider her response and speak her truth in due course.”