Strictly Come Dancing reject, Rav Wilding, has claimed that problems with the phonelines led to him leaving the show on Saturday night.

The Crimewatch presenter told The Sun: “Sorry for so many of you who say you tried to vote and couldn’t get through. Maybe you would have saved me.” He was so upset that he even refused to attend the after show party.

An insider told the newspaper: “Rav was really upset. He’d given the show his all and expected to get further.” But the Beeb insisted there were NO problems with the phonelines.

A spokesman said: “The phonelines are carefully monitored on the night and independently verified.

“There no reported problems with lines for any of the contestants.”