Pete Wicks has been flooded with praise and supportive messages from fans after a tough few weeks (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)
Pete Wicks fans have flocked to defend the Strictly Come Dancing star following weeks of backlash and harsh criticism from trolls.
The podcast host, 36, sailed through to the quarterfinal this weekend, having managed to avoid the dreaded dance-off each Saturday with partner Jowita Przystał.
Despite his loyal fanbase helping to carry Pete through, the Towie alum hasn’t had an easy ride, having admitted to receiving death threats from viewers who believe he should have already been eliminated.
The reality TV personality danced a waltz tonight for Musicals Week, channelling Tony from West Side Story while Jowita played his lover, Maria.
Unfortunately for Pete, he made noticeable mistakes in the routine, breaking viewers’ hearts after the music finished as he repeatedly apologised to the Polish professional.
The pair scored 26 points from the judges, with Shirley Ballas praising Pete’s ‘extraordinary’ improvement over recent weeks while Craig Revel Horwood slated his ‘shoddy’ footwork, giving him just five points.
He received 26 points for his emotional waltz (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)
He was visibly deflated after the dance and was heard apologising repeatedly to Jowita Przystał for making mistakes (Picture: BBC)
After Pete and Jowita landed at the bottom of the leaderboard, viewers took to X to express their thoughts.
While some believe it’s ‘time’ for Pete to bow out, many praised his progress in the competition and insisted he is what Strictly ‘is all about’.
Following the emotional dance gosulli wrote: ‘Whatever the judges say about the footwork, the feeling & emotion of that was just lovely! Pete’s what this competition is all about!’
Agreeing, eastendrose_ said: ‘that was one of my faves of pete’s regardless, the storyline and choreography was beautiful’.
Patty8862 described Pete and Jowita’s chemistry as ‘gorgeous’ while orangina17 tweeted: ‘Wonderful job, what a journey he’s been on, Pete’.
Insisting that Pete deserves his place in the contest, LondonSandIII penned: ‘Pete Wicks absolutely deserves to still be there. Beautiful dance that was’.
‘Wobble aside, @P_Wicks01 did well in that dance. He is working hard on his dancing. A totally different Pete from his first dance, he wants to make Jowita proud, bless him’, added RachelleLcoolJ.
Fans took to social media to heap praise on him (Picture: X)
Some were even left in tears (Picture: X)
People urged others to be kind after Pete revealed he’s received death threats (Picture: X)
Not everyone agreed with the judges’ scores (Picture: X)
Speaking after his dance, Pete shared how much he has grown to ‘enjoy’ dancing, having started out without a scrap of experience.
He told host Claudia Winkleman of the waltz: ‘I enjoyed it. Weirdly enough, the further on that I have miraculously got in this, the more I’m enjoying the whole dance thing.
‘I’m actually enjoying it rather than just thinking about it all the time, so I’m loving it, genuinely, loving it.’
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Source:: Metro
