Strictly Come Dancing's Lewis Cope accidentally leaks show photo in huge blunder

Strictly Come Dancing starLewis Cope mistakenly uploaded behind-the-scenes footage ahead of this year's launch show. And almost immediately after sharing the clip of this year's hopefuls, he took the video down from his Instagram.

Bosses at the hit BBC dance contest try to keep everything under wraps ahead of the series update and it appears Lewis may have panicked about revealing any spoilers in the clip. The 30-year-old actor is among this year's influx of celebrities vying for the elusive Glitter Ball Trophy.

But as excitement grows, the replacement for Game Of Thrones star Kristian Nairn maybe stepped ahead of himself by posting the video of all this year's cast in their costumes.

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However, he quickly deleted the clip, which showed all the cast smiling in their sparkly Strictly outfits. This year's line0up sees celebrities including Vicky Pattison, Tom Skinner, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Danni Dyer among the 15 famous faces taking part.

And the upload comes just a day after another apparent spoiler. On Thursday, fans were in uproar after this year's alleged line-ups were leaked online.

One fan account has reportedly revealed this year's potential pairings, leaving fans upset. While the pairings have not been officially confirmed, the Twitter/X account is pretty adamant they have the correct couples.

"Is this scam would not give information to them," one disgruntled user on the social media platform said regarding the so-called announcement.

Another queried the leak. They asked: "is that confirmed? this one is saying different."

A third added: "some shockers here," while a fourth said: "So many people work incredibly hard to make strictly what it is each year, and leaking things early just for views is unfair and disrespectful. but of course it’s no surprise which couple of people can’t resist the spotlight…"

And earlier in the week Thomas Skinner had caused turmoil after storming out of a press conference. Explaining his actions, the former The Apprentice star said on Instagram: "To set the record straight of the back of yesterday. During one of the interviews, a journalist placed their phone on the table to record the conversation.

"I happened to catch a glimpse of the screen and saw numerous messages - not about Strictly but about a personal story from my past. I've been through some difficult times in my life, which I have worked hard to move on from.

"In that moment, seeing it there caught me off guard. I felt it was best to step away and gather myself."

He added: "This had nothing to do with Strictly or the interviews themselves. I’m sorry I picked up someone else’s phone and I don’t even know if the journalist realised their messages were visible, and I don’t want to suggest any bad intentions on their part."

And ending his comment, he said: "What I do want to say is how excited I am to be part of Strictly this year. I’m so grateful for all the love, kindness and support I’ve been shown so far. It means the world to me, and I can’t wait to give it my all on that dancefloor. Bosh.”

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