Sources have suggested that Strictly Come Dancing competitor Ricky Whittle, has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

It is believed Whittle’s Dodge Ram pick-up truck may have collided with a photographer named Steve Farrel, 34, outside Liverpool’s Parr Street studios on the early hours of Friday morning, as he attempted to drive home from Zoe Lister’s leaving party

A Merseyside police spokesperson confirmed: “A 29-year-old man from Billinge, Lancashire, has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

“He remains in custody where he will be questioned by officers later today (FRIDAY).

“The arrest follows an incident in which took place in Duke Street, Liverpool City Centre, in the early hours of Friday morning.

“The incident involved a collision with a male pedestrian.”