Thomas Skinner has issued a scathing statement after he admitted to cheating on his wife.
The Apprentice star recently publicly fessed up to having an affair just weeks after his wedding with Sinéad Chambers in 2022.
He called it a ‘brief moment of madness’, before saying his wife had forgiven him and that the pair have ‘moved forward together’.
Set to appear on this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing, Skinner says the couple, who share three kids together, are ‘stronger than ever’ and he now adds that his ‘life ain’t perfect’.
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The 34-year-old reckons he is ‘being portrayed a public enemy number one’ and that he has become a ‘target’.
“My life ain’t perfect…..far from it. I’ve made big mistakes, I’ve let people down, and done things I’ll always regret in my past,” he wrote.
Shared earlier this morning (15 September), the TV star says the ‘worst thing’ is what he did to his wife.
“One stupid moment I’ll carry forever. It was nothing more and nothing less despite what is being said. I told her straight away. She had every right to leave me back then, but she forgave me…….and that forgiveness changed my life. Since then, we’ve built a new home, had two more beautiful children, and moved forward together. We are stronger. Family is everything to me. It’s what I do everything for,” Skinner continued.
“But I’ve noticed I’ve become a target. Every part of my life is being dragged out….. even my families. People around me have been offered BIG money to sell stories. And I’ve noticed I’m being portrayed as public enemy number 1. They’re trying to break me and get me cancelled. And if I’m honest, I’m not sure why.”
Skinner went on to say he knows ‘what it’s like to be low and down on luck’ and it’s why he spreads ‘positivity online’.
“Because I know what rock bottom feels like. I’ve been there, many times!! I’m not some full-time celeb in a bubble. I still graft, I still go to work. In fact I’ve been working this morning before I start strictly training,” he added.
“I’ve taken an absolute battering online and in the press, and I’ll take more. I was told it would happen: first they’ll attack my character, then my family, then my income. And it is happening first hand.”
Skinner says ‘abuse and death threats’ don’t bother him, with ‘most’ of what’s said not true and some of it making him ‘laugh’ but he asked for his family to be left alone.
“If you want to go for someone, go for me,” he added.
With an ‘extremely chequered past’, he said he’s never ‘shied away’ before writing: “I’ve made mistakes and if you dig you’ll find more. But here’s the truth: most people have made mistakes. It’s okay to own up to them, it’s okay to talk about them and people do deserve second chances. At the end of the day, it’s about getting back up, rebuilding, and looking after the ones you love. And as long as I’ve got my family, I’ll never stop fighting to be a better man.
“I’ve been forced into a corner to bring up something my wife and I have moved on from years ago. I feel so bad for my wife for having to do this. It’s humiliating for her. I’m sure I’m gonna be forced to talk about other moments that have happened in my life. I’m not sure why everyone is so interested in me……But if I am completely honest….. no one else’s opinions matter apart from those I care about. I Never take any criticism from anyone i wouldn’t take advice from.”
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Strictly Come Dancing
Jess Battison