I swerved the Strictly final over 'bad noise'

SKINNER: UNFAIR TO OTHER CELEBS

- by CARLA FERIC

THOMAS Skinner says he snubbed the Strictly Come Dancing final as “it wasn’t fair” to take attention away from the other contestants.

The 34-year-old and his pro partner Amy Dowden were the first pair to be eliminated from the BBC dance show last October.

Former Apprentice star Tom, below, said he had “a lot of bad noise in the press” and didn’t want it to overshadow December's finale.