Strictly Come Dancing fans fume over 'unfair' marking as Tom Skinner performs

Strictly Come Dancing fans have all pointed out the same thing about Tom Skinner's first performance of the series. Viewers have taken to social media to discuss the quality of Tom's first dance.

Tom is partnered up with Strictly Come Dancing legend Amy Dowden and the duo took to the dancefloor to perform a Paso Doble. The managed to scoop 16 out of 40 points from the judges.

However, the judges at home were equally as unimpressed, with many taking to X to give their own reviews of the dance. One person wrote: "are u telling me tom got a better score than alex kingston…. ARE WE KIDDING #Strictly."

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While another said: "tom getting only one less than balvinder??? #strictly." A fourth added: "#Strictly tom skinner did s**** what from that deserved any more than a 3."

The former Apprentice star revealed the real reason he decided to join the BBC show ahead of his first performance. The 34-year-old's signing caused controversy, as many thought he wasn't a right fit for the family-friendly BBC show due to his outspoken nature and Twitter rants.

Since his signing, the star has continued to cause a stir, as a snatched a reporters phone and stormed off during a press conference for this years series.

Speaking ahead of the first live show, Thomas said: "Well, I love Strictly because it’s a family show. I’ve got three young kids, and I can’t wait for them to watch me dance.

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"It’s my mum’s favourite show as well. It’s an opportunity to learn how to dance and I don’t know how to dance at all! But I love a challenge, I love setting myself goals.

"Most people probably think, 'Tom’s not going to be able to do this', so I really want to prove them wrong," he continued. "I want to be in people’s front rooms on a Saturday night, showing them that I can dance."

Discussing what had surprised him about his Strictly journey so far, he said: "I was at a West Ham game just after I was announced for Strictly, and I got stopped by so many fellas telling me they were going to watch Strictly for the first time because of me! I wasn’t expecting that."

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The iconic show was thrown into chaos earlier this week when it was revealed Love Island star Dani Dyer was forced to pull out following an injury. She has since been replaced by fellow reality TV star Amber Davies.

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