Pete Wicks has apologised after he was kept in Strictly Come Dancing over Jamie Borthwick as some viewers slammed his continued presence on the BBC dance show.

With December fast approaching, Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been getting into the Christmas spirit by gifting Pete Wicks another miracle reprieve. The likeable Only Way Is Essex star has skated by on sheer charm throughout the series and will breeze into the quarter-finals despite once again finishing bottom of the leaderboard.

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As for the dancing itself, Wicks was praised by judges for “improving dramatically” from last week’s Cha Cha to “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred, which saw him at the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 27.

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Strictly Come Dancing fans were left unimpressed just minutes into the show as they all issued the same complaint about Pete Wicks' routine this evening