Former Strictly Come Dancing star Ricky Whittle has claimed that BBC bosses ‘manipulated’ show footage into creating an apparent romance between him and his professional dance partner.

The 45-year-old actor was best known as Calvin Valentine from Hollyoaks when he sashayed onto the ballroom dance floor with his pro partner Natalie Lowe in 2009.

Weeks into Strictly, Ricky Whittle split from his longtime girlfriend and Hollyoaks co-star Carley Stenson – fuelling rumours that the Strictly curse might have struck again.

Yet Whittle has now claimed he was ‘stitched up’ by bosses at the Beeb during his stint on the show, which saw him finish second to TV presenter Chris Hollins and his dance partner Ola Jordan.

In a new interview with the Daily Mail, Whittle says a clip of him and Lowe holdi

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