Strictly Come Dancing contestant Thomas Skinner’s wife Sinead has broken her silence after forgiving him for cheating on her “over three years ago”.
Sinead, who shares three children with the 34-year-old former Apprentice star, has told friends the couple “dealt with it back then” and insists it is “all in the past”.
A friend of the mother-of-three told The Sun on Sunday: “This has of course all been upsetting for Sinead.
“The attention has been difficult for her as it brings it all back but she is resilient and her family is strong, her marriage is strong.
“And, as she says, she knew about this more than three years ago and they dealt with the aftermath together back then. This is old news to her, she forgave him then.
“What people probably don’t realise is that Sinead is an incredibly strong woman. Tom has described her as his rock and it is so true, she is.”
Thomas tearfully admitted last week that he had a “two-week” fling with beautician Amy-Lucy O’Rourke in 2022, shortly after marrying Sinead.
Amy-Lucy, 35, has since claimed Thomas told her that his marriage was a “loveless relationship of convenience” and that he planned to marry her one day.
Yesterday, Thomas took to social media to praise his wife, telling followers: “It’s been a hard couple of weeks for me and family. What I’ve learned is my wife is unbelievable.”
Sinead showed her support on Saturday night by sitting in the audience as Thomas was paired with professional dancer Amy Dowden on the BBC One ballroom show.
Thomas met Sinead in a bar in 2018 and the couple became engaged two years later. Their first child, now four, had already been born when Thomas had his fling shortly after their May 2022 wedding.
Speaking last week, Thomas said: “My wife is the best thing that’s ever happened. I’m so lucky she forgave me. It was the worst thing I’ve ever had to do. It was terrible. I’m a very, very open book and I don’t hide anything from my wife.”
After training on Friday, Thomas and Sinead were seen laughing and joking with their son and two-year-old twin daughters.
A source added: “Thomas is so proud of the fact he is a family man, he would do anything for Sinead. His wife and kids mean everything to him.
“Even though the past week has been hideous, she has been strong for him.
“Seeing them both smiling together makes it clear how things are between them. The children are really excited about him going on Strictly.
“And Sinead wants him to go all the way on the show too.”
