Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks APOLOGISES after bombshell results show

Pete Wicks has apologised aft helium was kept successful Strictly Come Dancing implicit Jamie Borthwick arsenic immoderate viewers slammed his continued beingness connected the BBC creation show.

Pete Wicks has said 'sorry' to fans successful a heartfelt determination aft being saved by the nationalist connected Strictly travel Dancing.

EastEnders prima Jamie Borthwick has missed retired connected a spot successful the 4th last arsenic helium becames the ninth contestant to permission the amusement connected Sunday night. The soap star, 30, and his nonrecreational spouse Michelle Tsiakkas faced the dreaded dance-off against Olympian Montell Douglas, 38, and her spouse Johannes Radebe.

Borthwick and Tsiakkas reprised their graceful foxtrot to Stand By Me by Ben E King, which landed them a people of 32 from the judges during Saturday’s unrecorded show. Judge Anton Du Beke told the histrion that helium is simply a “beautiful dancer” but advised him to beryllium much “ridiculous” and “over the top” pursuing his show connected Saturday.

After some couples had danced a 2nd time, the judges unanimously agreed to prevention Montell and Johannes, sending Jamie and Michelle home.

Pete looked visibly shocked by the effect arsenic he discovered helium would marque it through to Musicals Week.

Taking to Instagram aft the amusement ended, Pete said helium was 'sorry' and said 'no 1 is much amazed by me' arsenic a fierce backlash began.

Pete wrote: "Trust maine I cognize I’m not arsenic bully arsenic the remainder and I’m atrocious for that but I’m trying my best, we each are. I’m conscionable trying to amended and larn arsenic I go. No 1 is much amazed that I’m inactive present than me. We’re each giving it 100% and nary 1 wants to spot immoderate 1 spell home. Whatever happens, each 15 of america that started this bid of Strictly took a measurement extracurricular of our comfortableness portion to effort and larn thing caller and to enactment connected a show. That’s each we wanted to do."

He besides took the clip to convey everyone who had voted him for truthful far, penning: "THANK YOU, I ne'er expected to beryllium anyplace adjacent a quarter-final of this amusement and the information that I americium is purely down to you astatine home! I’m not definite wherefore you’re voting but I’m truthful thankful that you are. I person enactment everything I tin successful to this for the past 3 months, I’ve thrown myself astatine it and I consciousness precise blessed to beryllium continuing this rollercoaster with Jowita. Im not a dancer, im not a performer, im conscionable a bloke trying to get a small spot amended each week. I privation I could convey each azygous 1 of you individually."

Angry fans had taken to Twitter to vent their thoughts connected Pete staying, with 1 writing: "WHAT? Pete is harmless and Montell and Jamie successful the creation off. Absolute joke! #Strictly." A 2nd added: "Why is PETE not successful DANCE OFF #strictly this is simply a gag a farce and a fix! #Strictly" with a 3rd writing: "Who keeps voting for Pete? He is the worst of the lot, wherefore bash radical support voting him in. Montell & Johannes and Jamie & Michelle successful the bottommost two? Awful effect #Strictly."

A 4th added: "Absolutely HORRIFIC creation disconnected - tin the nationalist delight get a grip #Strictly. While a 5th wrote: "#Strictly who tf is voting for Pete?! Montell vs Jamie should ne'er beryllium a dance-off."

Despite Pete earning a little constituent people than Jamie, it was the soap prima that was sent home. Reflecting connected his clip connected the show, Jamie hailed Strictly Come Dancing arsenic “magic” and praised those who enactment connected the show.

He said: “Not conscionable everyone who you spot successful beforehand of the camera, these 4 present (the judges), but everyone who works connected this show, I person specified a bully enslaved and narration with and that’s what made maine privation to bash this show, it’s the people, not what I’m doing. I’ve had the champion time.”

The actor, who was the archetypal personage spouse for Tsiakkas connected the show, praised her arsenic being the “most astonishing teacher”.

“We person laughed similar you wouldn’t believe. I person thing but the utmost respect for everyone connected the show, truthful convey you,” helium added. Michelle returned the sentiment, saying: “Jamie is an astonishing dancer, and he’s improved truthful overmuch week by week.

“He’s worked truthful hard to get to wherever helium is. It’s my archetypal twelvemonth with a spouse and I’ve realised that it’s truthful overmuch much than conscionable the dancing and the technique, it’s the bonds and the friendships that you make. I waited 2 years for a spouse and I wouldn’t person had it immoderate different way.”

The remaining six couples volition instrumentality to the dancefloor adjacent week for the 4th last with the unrecorded amusement returning to BBC One and iPlayer connected Saturday November 30 astatine 7.05pm and the results amusement airing connected Sunday December 1 astatine 7.20pm connected BBC One and iPlayer.