Former Strictly pro take savage swipe at Pete Wicks and says he’s the ‘worst’ on show and ‘on borrowed time’
A FORMER Strictly Come Dancing pro has called out Pete Wicks as the “worst one” in the competition – and suggested he is “on borrowed time.”
Ex BBC One show professional Ola Jordan, 42, didn’t mince her words when giving her take the TOWIE alum following his Salsa on Saturday.
At the time, fans blasted show judges for “overmarking” Pete and his professional partner Jowita Przystal, 30, during their error filled Freddie Mercury-inspired Icons Week routine.
Gutted Pete‘s sweet apology message to his show partner after the dance wrapped then came to light.
Now Ola – who left Strictly in 2015 after a decade on the show – has bluntly called out Pete, 36, and said: “I can see Pete tries so hard and I felt sorry for him because he messed up badly at the beginning of his routine, but his lifts were amazing.”
She candidly added: “He is on borrowed time, but people love Pete and he is getting the votes.
“He’s got an audience who are obviously voting for him and keeping him out of the bottom two.
“As soon as he goes into the bottom two, he will be gone because he’s the weakest dancer.”
Reinforcing her point Ola, who teamed up with Mecca Bingo, said: “He was by far the worst one in a competition on Saturday.”
OPENING UP
Pete shared a post admitting he was “overwhelmed” after the duo were saved from both the eviction and dance off on Sunday.
He took to his Instagram Stories to upload a shot showing him dressed as the We Will Rock You hitmaker with a lengthy caption which read: “I don’t even know what to say … I’m very humbled and a bit overwhelmed.
“It wasn’t a good night for me and I know just how lucky I am to still be part of the show but thank you everyone.
“Jowita worked so hard last week and there is no way I would have ever made it this far without her.
“I will bounce back, this week is going to be a bit of an emotional one for me and your support means so much.”
He finished off the heart-wrenching post with a black emoji love heart.
Meanwhile, Pete has now opened up on former show winner Jowita’s hidden injury during their routine.
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Speaking on his Staying Relevant podcast, which was recorded ahead of the live show, Pete described how they were struggling with the salsa routine in rehearsals.
He said: “We’ve had a tough week because Jowita has been working with an injury, she got whiplash on Monday.”