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Hannah Roberts

Narinder Kaur criticises BBC’s decision to have Thomas Skinner on Strictly

TV star Narinder Kaur has criticised the BBC’s decision to cast former The Apprentice candidate Thomas Skinner as a celebrity contestant on Strictly Come Dancing after saying she was told she was “too controversial” for the show herself.

It comes after Skinner met US vice president JD Vance for a barbecue and drinks, with the 34-year-old – who befriended US President Donald Trump’s number two on social media platform X – describing the event as “once in a lifetime”.

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