Thomas Skinner’s wife Sinead has sat down to discuss their ‘horrendous’ past few weeks since news of his affair broke.
The former Apprentice star, 34, admitted that he cheated on Sinead with beauty clinic boss Amy-Lucy O’Rourke, just weeks after their wedding when a ‘moment of madness’ saw him almost ‘ruin his life.’
Thomas, who was the first celeb to be booted off Strictly Come Dancing, shares son Henry, five, and two-year-old twin daughters, Roma and Darla, with Sinead. They married in May 2022.
His Strictly experience was completely overshadowed by his affair scandal, with Tom and Sinead admitting it has been difficult digging up their past again.
Speaking for the first time about their marriage struggles, Sinead insisted that although his infidelity turned their lives upside down, it has made them stronger.
Sinead told The Sun: ‘When he first told me what had happened I made him leave. I was devastated. I will never forget Thomas telling me. I remember thinking, “I never thought this would happen to me”.
Thomas Skinner’s wife Sinead has sat down to discuss their ‘horrendous’ past few weeks since news of his affair broke
The former Apprentice star, 34, admitted that he cheated on Sinead with beauty clinic boss Amy-Lucy O’Rourke, just weeks after their wedding when a ‘moment of madness’ saw him almost ‘ruin his life.
‘It was one of the worst days of my life. I only told one friend, nobody else. But we eventually worked it out. I just knew how much I love him and I wanted to work it out.
‘He made a mistake. It was a tough time. One of his friends had just died. It was four years ago. Now we are stronger than ever. We have moved on. He has learned from it and we have since had our twin daughters. But then, after he signed up for Strictly, it all came out in public. It has been hell.
‘The response from Thomas doing Strictly has been a test for us all. It was horrendous. I cried — everybody knowing about this difficult chapter in our lives nearly four years ago was awful. It was in the past for us.’
Sinead and Tom also discussed the ‘horrendous’ death threats he has been receiving ever since he stepped onto Strictly.
Tom revealed he has had ‘about 200 death threats’ and abuse following his appearance on the BBC show.
His political leanings sparked backlash across social media after he was pictured attending a barbeque hosted by US President Donald Trump’s number two, JD Vance – something he later called a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event.
Thomas drew strong criticism for X posts saying it is ‘not far-right’ to be ‘flying your flag and loving your country’, and complaining ‘it ain’t safe out there any more’ in London, saying the city is ‘hostile’ and ‘tense’.
After making his Strictly debut, Thomas posted another X rant, insisting he won’t be cancelled and claiming his marriage is stronger than ever, after he admitted to cheating on his wife just weeks after their 2022 wedding.
His Strictly experience was overshadowed by his affair scandal, with Tom and Sinead admitting it has been difficult digging up their past again (pictured with partner Amy Dowden)
Speaking for the first time about their marriage struggles, Sinead insisted that although his infidelity turned their lives upside down, it has made them stronger
‘The response from Thomas doing Strictly has been a test for us all. It was horrendous. I cried — everybody knowing about this difficult chapter in our lives nearly four years ago was awful. It was in the past for us’, Sinead said
He shared an impassioned and lengthy message where he claimed he was ‘being attacked’ and was only getting ‘stronger’.
He wrote: ‘Life ain’t easy. I’ve been kicked down an called every name under the sun recently and probably some of it I deserve, as yes I ain’t always right. But since I got invited to have a BBQ with JD Vance…. its gone crazy.
‘Certain people are doing everything they can to ruin me. Mainly Faceless accounts givin it large and abusing me, hypocrites making everything political.
‘Now I see people are fumin that I’m on Strictly…. and the funny thing is that the majority of them got ‘be kind’ wrote in their bios. You couldn’t make it up.’
Thomas, an Essex businessman who found fame after appearing on Lord Sugar’s The Apprentice, added that his strong work ethic meant he was able to ignore the controversy and ‘graft’.
He added: ‘Let me tell you this. I won’t be cancelled. I ain’t gonna kill myself like some of you want. I’m still here. I’m still standing. Trust me when I say this; I am stronger than people think. Every insult, every lie, every attack….it don’t break me, it builds me stronger. [sic]
‘I built what I got from nothing. I Slept on a pull-out bed on the floor for years cus I never had a bedroom. [sic] Weirdos write rubbish on Wikipedia about my upbringing that ain’t true, but they can’t take away what I’ve built with graft & fight. They call me a grifter, but all I do is work. Day in, day out, graft.’
Thomas confessed to Daily Mail’s Katie Hind that the cheating scandal has been ‘awful for my poor wife to read it all’ as he came clean on the affair.
