Strictly 2023 contestant Adam Thomas breaks silence after ‘fix’ accusations

Former Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas is one of the latest contestants to be announced for the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 line-up The Waterloo Road star, 34, has since broken his silence following accusations from some viewers that he might have an unfair advantage on the BBC show. Adam’s wife Caroline, 32, is a trained dancer who runs her own dance school, which has already prompted some fans to cry ‘fix’. However, Adam put these fears to bed on Instagram last night, explaining that he wasn’t a natural on the dance floor despite his wife’s profession. In a video addressed to his one million followers, he said: “Well the news is finally out. Adam has joined the Strictly line-up (Image: BBC) ‘Guys, I do not know what I have gotten myself into as I cannot dance to save my life as you’ll probably find out sooner or later.” He continued: “But you know what, I have been wanting to do this show for so many years now and I cannot believe it is finally happening.” Adam then reiterated that he did not anticipate being a frontrunner in the competition. Adam is married to a trained dancer (Image: INSTAGRAM) “I cannot wait to get on that dancefloor and show you how I cannot dance to save my life,’ he admitted. He also captioned the video: ‘Probably the worst kept secret ever haha, but thank you for all your kind words, can’t wait to get started!! Let’s goooo!!! @bbcstrictly “I know I’ve definitely got my work cut out… but am up for the challenge.” Adam and Caroline first met back in 2007 when he was just 19 years old and portraying his iconic character Donte Charles, who was recently brought back for the Waterloo Road reboot. The pair married in 2017, with Caroling even putting together a surprise routine for their special day. Caroline runs the ABCD dance school in Altrincham, Manchester. Other celebrities that have so far been announced for the Strictly Come Dancing line-up include Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Zara McDermott and Angela Rippon.