A Take Me Out contestant was axed from last week's episode because he hid an assault conviction from producers, it has been reported.
Jarvis Walters, a 30-year-old semi-pro footballer, previously filmed a segment on the Paddy McGuinness-fronted dating show, but his entire stint was cut when fresh background checks revealed that he received a 12-month community order for attacking a man in 2009.
Walters told The Sun that Take Me Out bosses "lost out big time" by removing him from the show, as he believed his date with co-star Hannah Reville was the "best ever".
However, she fumed to the publication about being cut due to Walters's past behaviour, saying: "He did something wrong - I did nothing."
A spokesperson for Take Me Out confirmed: "Jarvis did not declare a conviction that came to light."
The move comes after a date between Take Me Out stars Aaron Withers and Wen-Jing Mo was axed from an earlier episode when it emerged they had both worked as escorts and he had been convicted of assaulting a couple.
ITV chiefs apparently warned producers that such scandals were "totally unacceptable".
Take Me Out continues Saturday (March 31) at 9.05pm on ITV1.
