BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks issues five-word statement after judges' low scores

Former TOWIE prima Pete Wicks was fixed a less-than-glowing reappraisal by judges pursuing his week 1 creation with Jowita Przystał, aft thecouple were tasked with a high-paced Paso Doble

Strictly Come Dancing prima Pete Wicks has promised fans he'll "get better" and praised his spouse Jowita aft his debased people connected Saturday night's unrecorded show.

The TOWIE star, 35, joined his spouse Jowita Przystał, 30, connected the dancefloor for the archetypal clip and was fixed the Spanish inspired Paso Doble dance, hoping to wow the judges. But aft watching his performance, the judges were little than impressed with his efforts, with the world prima getting a disappointing 4, 5, 3 and 5 from Craig, Motsi, Shirley and Anton.

With Shirley branding his show "repetitive", portion shushing boos from the audience, and Anton captious of his timing, Pete was near defending himself, quipping: "I've got not bushed mate!" But reflecting connected the feedback helium was given, Pete took to his Instagram Stories aft the amusement to respond to the criticism, promising fans: "It tin lone get better," followed by a laughing emoji. He praised his co-star Jowita, saying: "You're the best!"

But Pete's fans jumped to his defence, hitting retired astatine the judges for being 'biased' and "inconsistent". One spectator wrote: "Don’t cognize what Shirley was thinking, scoring Pete the aforesaid arsenic the feline who was STOMPING and kicking an inflatable shot about?! I hatred it erstwhile the judges are inconsistent." Another fumed: "The judges were truthful overmuch harsher to Pete past immoderate different couple, anticipation the isn’t immoderate unconscious bias arsenic helium is bully mates with Zara."

Another complained astir the creation helium was tasked with, saying: "Paso connected week 1 I thought was precise unfair, specified a hard creation for the antheral celeb. I didn’t similar the euphony for this creation astatine each but Pete did america each proud, wholly retired of his comfortableness zone, good done." In a pre-recorded segment, Pete admitted helium was acrophobic astir his dancing skills, saying: "I bash deficiency bushed and earthy creation quality – which is simply a spot of a problem."

Shirley's critique of Pete's creation was peculiarly scathing. The seasoned justice and creation champion started: "Well paso Pete I’m a small spot mislaid for words really. Paso Doble is built up of a batch of twisting and antithetic figures and this seemed to beryllium repetitive implicit and implicit again." Shushing the crowd's boos, she said: "Wait a moment," suggesting she whitethorn person thing affirmative to add. But she went successful further connected Pete, commenting: "I did find the footwork not to beryllium immoderate benignant of authentic pasodoble but support trying and travel backmost adjacent week fighting. But it wasn’t my cupful of beverage darling."

Craig added: "It looked similar you were going done a stroll of the Port Talbot steelworks." Questioned astir however helium recovered the creation aft his harsh review, Pete stayed positive, saying: "If I’m truly honorable I loved it. I ever said this astir apt wasn’t the contention for me, but I’ve honestly loved the past fewer weeks."

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