Pete Wicks faces backlash on Strictly Come Dancing as fans demand his exit

Pete Wicks was the archetypal personage to instrumentality to the creation level connected Saturday 23 November, and wrong minutes fans were rushing to societal media to accidental that it is clip for the world TV prima to spell home

Pete Wicks kicked disconnected the Strictly Come Dancing amusement connected Saturday 23 November, but fans were speedy to instrumentality to societal media expressing that it mightiness beryllium clip for the Towie prima to battalion his bags.

With the contention down to conscionable 7 couples, Pete, alongside his pro spouse Jowita Pryzstal, performed a Tango to the classical way Easy Lover, but the show didn't beryllium good with viewers. Many were unimpressed by the performance, criticising Petes skills and adjacent the prime of tune.

"Rubbish opening to the amusement actually. Definitely successful the creation off," 1 spectator remarked, portion different added: "I really cannot judge it is WEEK TEN and Pete Wicks is inactive here."

Comments continued, with 1 instrumentality saying: "While Pete's posture and enactment are truthful improved, I'm gonna beryllium truthful bittersweet if Pete isn't successful the b2 and idiosyncratic other goes this week," and different suggesting: "Overall, it's a decent show but clip to go."

Dismay wasn't reserved conscionable for the dancing, arsenic the enactment of Philip Bailey and Phil Collins deed Easy Lover besides faced backlash. "Not lone was that an appalling prime of euphony for a Tango the singing was atrocious," a dissatisfied instrumentality declared, portion different chimed in: "And consecutive distant we person an incomprehensibly inappropriate opus to spell with a tango."

The tempo besides sparked debate, with 1 spectator questioning: "Anyone other thought the euphony was overmuch quicker than the dance? So weird." Pete precocious confessed helium was "petrified" astir participating successful this week's Strictly, which volition present a first-ever Samba-Thon.

Once each 7 remaining couples person completed their idiosyncratic routines, they'll deed the creation level unneurotic for a radical Samba. The judges volition past commencement eliminating couples 1 by one, with the past mates lasting gaining an other 7 points to adhd to their people connected the leaderboard.

"This is the astir tense I've ever been astir doing anything," Pete revealed, highlighting however the amusement pushes him beyond his comfortableness zone.

After Pete and Jowita recovered themselves astatine the bottommost of the leaderboard successful Blackpool past week, the imaginable of further points this week is peculiarly enticing. Fans are rooting for Pete to stay connected the show, particularly aft his unforgettable show astatine the iconic Blackpool ballroom wherever helium danced to Right Said Fred's 'I'm Too Sexy' successful choky PVC pinkish trousers, sending fans into fits of laughter arsenic they shared their reactions connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.

One instrumentality tweeted: "OH PETE THE ICON YOU ARE #strictly", portion different posted: "Pete was weirdly iconic I thought." A 3rd added: "Oh beloved not Pete's champion creation but omg those pinkish pants! A showcase for his sexiness. It worked. The judges comments are hilarious. Craig arsenic honorable arsenic ever."

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