Strictly Come Dancing professional Hayley Holt has revealed that she was fired from the show via email.

Holt just joined the show last year when she partnered swimmer Mark Foster.

“I’m not too sure why I wasn’t asked back. They didn’t really give me a reason,” she told The Mirror.

“My agent had to ring them up to find out what was going on. It leaves me wondering why. It is frustrating.”

Karen Hardy was also rumoured to have been fired but has in fact accepted a reduced role on the show.

A BBC spokesperson commented: “We contract dancers for one series at a time and the lineup is always subject to change. We thank Hayley for her fantastic contribution to the show. It is an amicable decision.”