Thomas Skinner has returned to work just hours after his Strictly Come Dancing elimination aired. The former Apprentice star, 34, was the first celebrity out of the BBC competition following a low-scoring routine to Dizzee Rascal's Bonkers on Saturday night.
The businessman, who heads up a mattress company and was partnered with Amy Dowden, took to social media on Monday morning to thank supporters and remind them to 'never give up'. He wrote: "Back in the van for me this morning, it’s another busy one... I know I was rubbish at dancing, but it was so much fun. But back to reality."
In Sunday night's results episode, the judges unanimously voted to save Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova after they performed their Viennese Waltz to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' Die With A Smile again. Motsi Mabuse, who had the deciding vote, said she would also have chosen to save Chris.
Speaking about his elimination, Thomas told host Tess Daly: "I’ve loved it. I’ve never danced before and my stay was short, but Amy’s amazing. It's been great fun and I've enjoyed it." Amy added: "He is adorable. He’s looked after me. We’ve laughed so much... I’ve made a new friend for life."
Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday at 6:05pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
