BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks admits he's not the best dancer as fans spot fix

Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks admitted he was the 'underdog' of the competition and not the best dancer - as fans of the show were convinced he had been set up to fail. The former TOWIE star was once again up first on the live show with partner Jowita Przystal.

The position can often be a curse with those performing first often leaving the competition. Pete and Jowita, who already the bookies favourites to leave the competition this week, performed a Tango in a bid to get through to the quarter finals of the competition.

Not only were they in the dreaded first place, viewers were also taken aback by the music choice as they danced to Easy Lover. Ahead of his dance, Pete acknowledged his risky position in the competiton, saying: "I've always been an underdog. I might not be the most technically gifted dancer in the world but if I'm going to do it, I'm going all at it."

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Viewers took to X to comment. One wrote: #strictly producers, say you wanna get rid of Pete without saying 'i want rid of Pete. First up PETE!"

A second said: "Pete opening again first why has Jamie never opened ffs #strictly." A third fan commented: "Shocking song for a tango!! #Strictly," while a fourth echoed: "This is a terrible song for a Tango."

A fifth added: "Easy Lover for a tango?," adding mind blown emojis. And a sixth shared: "Nah...has to be tango music for a tango #strictly." The judges said Pete was much improved in the competition.

Head judge Shirley Ballas said: "You're quite an extraordinary performer...what I love this week is that you've come out and you're absolutely focussed on the task at hand."

Anton Du Beke commented: "Credit where credits due, you've improved so much...It's just a joy watching you slightly improve every week."

Craig Revel Horwood quipped: "Not difficult to improve on last week." He added: "I do love you though darling. The footwork was a little bit unsure, the timing was a little bit slow."

Pete and Jowita received a total of 29 points for the routine.