By Steve Robson PUBLISHED: 12:08 EST, 21 March 2013 | UPDATED: 15:23 EST, 21 March 2013 A magistrate claimed £22,500 in disability benefits but was filmed trying downhill grass skiing during a Channel 4 TV show, a court has heard. Wayne Middleton, 48, also abseiled down a 150ft tower and took part in stilt walking when he appeared on Coach Trip in 2011. North Somerset Magistrates Court also heard he took up salsa dancing as a hobby and continued to teach despite having told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) he was 'unable to walk without being in severe pain'.
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Wayne Middleton, 48, set up dance company called Salsa Bristol in 2008
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He also appeared on Channel 4 TV show Coach Trip in 2011
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Shown abseiling down 150ft tower and trying stilt walking and grass skiing
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Denied fraudulently claiming benefits at North Somerset Magistrates Court
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Said: 'I have to do something with my life, you can't just sit and do nothing'
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