Strictly Come Dancing competitor Ricky Whittle finished in the bottom two for the second week running on Saturday night and insiders believe that the public are punishing him for his recent arrest.

Ricky was arrested after he allegedly hit a photographer with his car last week. The Hollyoaks actor had been tipped for the final from week one of the dance show, but since the incident has found himself in the bottom two twice.

A source told The Sun: “Ricky was seen as one of the favourites to win the show before the incident occurred and then suddenly he was in the bottom two.

“Now this week, despite impressing the judges he was again voted into the bottom two. We are convinced it is because of what happened.

“Strictly viewers are a bit older and more conservative in their views and don’t take lightly to what happened.”