Strictly Come Dancing's Lewis Cope addresses pro dancer 'fix' claims

Strictly Come Dancing's Lewis Cope has opened up after being labelled a professional dancer

Lewis Cope has fired back at claims he's a professional dancer after scoring a 10 on Strictly . ‌

The Emmerdale star branded such accusations an "insult" to the show's actual professional dancers amid ongoing fix claims since his dance background emerged. ‌

Lewis has now spoken candidly about his dancing history, describing it as "strange" to be branded a "professional dancer" and revealing his time on the BBC ballroom show marks his first time in a dance studio for 12 years, reports the Mirror . ‌

In an exclusive interview with New Magazine, Lewis commented: "It's strange to hear that I'm some kind of 'professional dancer'. It's been so long since I danced, and I never trained prof