The Apprentice star Thomas Skinner’s tantrum has been shared in full after he grabbed a reporter’s phone when they asked him to stop.
Thomas Skinner has caused a stir on social media with some of his views(Image: Instagram/iamtomskinner)
The audio from Thomas Skinner’s interview at Elstree Studios has been released, revealing a tense moment when he objected to a reporter recording their conversation ahead of his Strictly Come Dancing appearance.
The Apprentice star was participating in interviews about the series when he unexpectedly grabbed a reporter’s phone, causing a stir, reports the Mirror.
The controversial figure took umbrage with a reporter recording the interview, a standard procedure, during the major Strictly Come Dancing press day. He had arrived at the table with fellow contestant, ex-footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who ended up having to conduct interviews alone.
Thomas hit back at Narinder’s rant but was told to ‘ignore’ her by fansd(Image: Getty Images)
In the recording that was shared online, a reporter asked: “What made you say yes to this amazing opportunity?”
He responded with: “What’s that? Are you taping it?” as heard in the audio clip shared with The Sun. The reporter replied: “We have to record it,” before she was heard asking: “What are you doing?”
Another voice chimed in: “Just answer the question, we’ve got three minutes,” before the reporter said: “No, no, no, don’t.”
Thomas retorted: “That’s about me,” to which the reporter responded: “No, it’s not.”
When someone asked ‘what made them run the question’, the reporter clarified they were ‘just recording it’.
After a few moments of unclear audio, another person exclaimed: “Oh my God, he’s gone.”
The reality TV star has shown support for several right-wing figures over recent months(Image: X/@iamtomskinner)
Discussing the incident that took place, an insider previously told the Mirror: “He walked to the table with his head down, he sat down, grabbed one of the reporters phones, who told him to stop. It was a shock. His reaction came out of nowhere.”
Another source told us: “It was totally out of the blue. He was absolutely fine during the first interview. In good spirits and delighted and surprised to be there. Like a competition winner.”
His behaviour is said to have left organisers livid and BBC chiefs in discussions over whether he should continue on the programme.
Thomas has been a divisive choice for this year’s series of the BBC show. The father-of-three has attracted fierce backlash for Twitter (X) posts claiming it is “not far-right” to be “flying your flag and loving your country”, and moaning “it ain’t safe out there any more” in London, describing the capital as “hostile” and “tense”.
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Meanwhile, viewers have shared their opinions on the matter. Taking to X, one said: “This is what the BBC deserve because I for one am not surprised at all. Now drop the axe IMMEDIATELY. #Strictly.
“Get rid of him man child #strictly,” another fumed. “Well I can’t say I’m surprised should never had been part of the show to begin with hope he’s axed,” someone else complained.
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