Whittle upset by 'Strictly' tour snub

Ricky Whittle has revealed that he is hurt not to be involved in the Strictly Come Dancing tour.

The Hollyoaks star, who was runner-up to presenter Chris Hollins on Saturday night's final of the dancing show, said that he is upset that fellow contestants Ricky Groves and Natalie Cassidy have been asked instead of him.

Whittle told The Sun: "I wasn't asked. I would have snapped someone's arm off to go on tour. I asked someone about it but they never got back to me. It is a shame because I think we came up with routines to really entertain the audiences.

"They talked about Chris being an entertainer, but surely if you're spinning a girl above your head, would you not find that entertaining? Why are we not entertaining? Because we're not pulling faces?

"I've got no idea why I wasn't asked. I'd like to know who the boss is because I'd have thought you'd want people who are entertaining. They asked Chris early doors - maybe they knew he was winning?"

Talking about his dance partner Natalie Lowe, Whittle added: "We were pulling off moves no-one else pulled off. I'm proud as she really pushed me and we did lifts that have never been seen before on Strictly."