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Strictly’s Pete Wicks claps back at judges after savage criticism
Pete Wicks has fired again after he was given lower than glowing suggestions throughout his first look on Strictly Come Dancing.
The previous The Solely Method is Essex star, 35, took to the dancefloor for the primary time on Saturday Evening along with his associate Jowita PrzystaĆ, 30.
The pair have been tasked with taking up a pasodoble, nonetheless forward of the dance, Pete expressed his issues over his skills.
âI by no means thought Iâd be doing this,â he stated in a pre-recorded section, including his household and mates anticipated him to âmess upâ on the present.
âI’ve the pliability of a chopstick,â he quipped.
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âI do lack rhythm and pure dance means â which is a little bit of an issue,â he then admitted.
After getting via the routine, it got here time for the 4 judges â Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and the notoriously difficult-to-please Craig Revel Horwood â to share their ideas.
âProperly paso Pete Iâm a little bit bit misplaced for phrases actually,â Shirley started, earlier than criticising the very fact he solely appeared to point out off one transfer.
âPasodoble is constructed up of quite a lot of twisting and totally different figures and this gave the impression to be repetitive over and over,â she continued.
Because the studio viewers began to boo, Shirley requested them to âwait a secondâ, indicating she might need one thing constructive to comply with up with, however that was not the case.
âI did discover the footwork to not be any type of genuine pasodoble however maintain attempting and are available again subsequent week preventing. But it surely wasnât my cup of tea darling.â
It then got here time for Antonâs evaluation, with the choose saying the routine made him ânervousâ.
âYou bought via the routine and itâs not that you couldât do the steps or the choreography however itâs the timing and the music that will get you on edge,â he defined.
Nevertheless, leaping in, Pete declared: âIâve received no rhythm mate!â
After advising him to try to not rely out the steps so loudly and âlet the music be your good friendâ, Anton stated he needed to work on âthe timing and the music rather a lotâ.
Craig then stated Peteâs arms have been âunfastened and forgotten aboutâ earlier than delivering a brutal line: âIt regarded such as you have been going via a stroll of the Port Talbot steelworks.â
âHowever I do recognize your willpower and the very fact you have been telling a narrative.â
Nevertheless, Motsi stated there was âlacking approachâ, she was âcapturedâ.
âI couldnât look away and it was a contemporary interpretation of the dance. However I can see that your eyes are like hearth and maintain that!â
When it got here time to get their scores, Pete and Jowita got a 4, 5, 3 and 5 from Craig, Motsi, Shirley and Anton.
These watching it play out at house shared their ideas on social media too.
âShirley shushing the viewers boos when criticising Pete solely to double down on the criticism afterwards is peak comedy,â consumer thesugarsuga posted on X.
âPete doesn’t take criticism nicely does he,â RoomMrs commented.
âI give it two weeks earlier than Pete jumps the judges desk and places Anton and Craig in a headlock,â katyajcnes joked.
When requested how he felt within the aftermath, Pete was nothing however constructive: âIf Iâm actually sincere I cherished it. I at all times stated this in all probability wasnât the competitors for me, however Iâve truthfully cherished the previous few weeks.â
Strictly Come Dancing continues subsequent Saturday at 6.15pm on BBC One.
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