Hollyoaks actor Ricky Whittle is reportedly devastated, after finding out that BBC bosses did not want him on the Strictly Come Dancing tour.

Ricky made it to the show’s final last weekend, losing out at the final hurdle to TV presenter Chris Hollins.

Inferior dancers like Natalie Cassidy, Ricky Groves and Chris Hollins have already been signed for the tour but poor old Ricky has been left out in the cold.

He 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.”

He added: “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?”