Thomas Skinner, a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, has admitted he didn’t want to work for the BBC show for the money, but he has since bragged about how much money he has made over the years.
Thomas Skinner hasn’t been one to shy away from revealing just how much he earns.
The star has said taking part in Strictly Come Dancing isn’t about the money for him. The ex Apprentice contestant, 34, rose to fame when he tried to get Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment on the BBC show.
However, Thomas struggled to win over the businessman and had a “your fired” moment as he left the show. Thomas has continued to work on his pillow business and amassed millions of fans as a result.
Due to his contentious tweets, he has already sparked controversy with his Strictly signing. When the TV star stormed out of a press conference and grabbed a journalist’s phone, he sparked even more outcry.
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Thomas’ drama didn’t end there, as he later admitted to cheating on his wife Sinead shortly after their wedding and sparked disagreements when he was paired with beloved dancer Amy Dowden over the weekend.
The Mirror has since revealed Thomas is facing a new controversy as one of his firms hasn’t paid back a £50,000 Covid bounce back loan. One of his businesses applied for the tax-payer-funded Government loan in 2020.
Five years later, there is no evidence that the Fluffy Pillow Company, which lists him as the company’s sole director, has ever recovered the loan. Thomas has criticized the highly profitable operations of Bosh Beds and Fluffy Pillow Company.
Thomas wrote in his autobiography that “the business quickly expanded after I finished The Apprentice and did very well thanks to the enormous demand during the pandemic when everyone had plenty of time to spend in bed.”
He claimed that by 2021, Bosh Beds, which had 14 employees and was formally registered months later in October 2020, was “taking £130, 000 pound a week in sales.”
Everyone has a lot of money, Thomas continued. We were doing some cleaning. It was simple. I put up a (social media) post because it was so simple; orders would have to be made for £30 million.
I was “riding a wave on the back of a covid.” Every few months, multi-million dollar deals were common. It was insane. He boasted that “I’ve turned over £1.8 million pound in a year with BOSH BEDS!” in December 2021.
Thomas self-certified that his company had previously been making over £200 000 annually when The Fluffy Pillow Company applied for the maximum loan of £50,000.
When asked if he was doing Strictly for the money, the Essex businessman has told The Times: “I’m getting ten grand for Strictly but seriously, I’d do it for a tenner.” He added: “It’s an absolute honour.”
The Fluffy Pillow Company no longer trades, and it’s unclear when. Thomas’s spokesperson hasn’t responded to inquiries from the Mirror regarding the firm’s discontinuation of trading.
He repeatedly mentioned Fluffy Pillows having employees, but the company’s micro-accounts claim the company only had one employee on average. In May of this year, the business filed a forced strikeoff request, which was later voided. Thomas’ true financial situation is still a source of contention today.
Source: Mirror
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