Fountain 'teasing Whittle over Strictly'

Chris Fountain has revealed that he has been teasing his former Hollyoaks co-star Ricky Whittle over his Strictly Come Dancing outfits.

The 22-year-old actor, who played Justin Burton on the Channel 4 soap, told What's On TV that he is enjoying watching Whittle (Calvin Valentine) and his other ex-colleague Ali Bastian (Becca Dean) each week.

Fountain commented: "I have to watch [Strictly] because Ricky's on there and Ali's on there. They're both like joint favourites now, I think.

"But I have been giving Ricky some abuse about his costumes, only because he did it to me when I did Dancing On Ice, so you've kind of got to do it. I said, 'You're doing really well mate but those shirts are horrendous, you've gotta sort it out'."

He added: "I'm voting for them both. When it gets to the final, I'll have to man up and choose which one I want but at the moment I'm sending each of them a little vote."

Fountain quit Hollyoaks in March and was seen on screen for the final time two months later.