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Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been left conflicted over the judgesâ scores for Pete Wicksâ latest performance.
The Only Way Is Essex star, 36, danced a Cha Cha to âIâm Too Sexyâ by Right Said Fred with his professional partner Jowita PrzystaÅ at Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Saturday night (16 November).
Wicks was praised by Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood for his upper body isolation but the judges were in fits of laughter over his âentertainingâ hip action.
Head judge Ballas told Pete: âYour hips were swinging from left to rightâ¦It was very entertaining. I donât think Iâm going to forget this evening for as long as I live.â
Meanwhile, Du Beke told the reality star his Cha Cha was âlackingâ while Revel Horwood said the dance âdidnât sit naturallyâ on him.
When it was time to mark the performance, Wicks received a seven, two eights and a shock four from Revel Horwood.
Some viewers were left shocked by the brutal score so many weeks into the competition while others agreed with the savagely low mark.
âThe 4 was pure evil but i have to laugh,â one person wrote on X/Twitter. Meanwhile, another user added: âA four at Blackpool is savage. I gasped.â
Elsewhere, another viewer commented on the inconsistencies with the judgeâs marking.
âThe same dance receiving a four and a eight from the judges?!?! This sh** is ridiculous. I fear the judging panel needs a shake up,â they wrote.
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However, other Strictly fans thought Revel Horwoodâs mark was completely fair. âFor once, Iâm with Craig with that four,â they wrote. âPeteâs time is up.â
Wicksâ low score left him at the bottom of the Strictly leaderboard. Meanwhile, Love Islandâs Tasha Ghouri and Miranda star Sarah Hadland received the highest score of 39 for their performances.
Strictly is usually held in the Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. But for one week each year, the show moves up north to the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool â an iconic and historical dancing venue.
Elsewhere in the programme, Chris McCausland secured his highest score of the series so far performing a American Smooth to âJumpâ by Paul Anka with his partner Dianne Buswell.
Judges said of his performance: âYour grace, your beauty…. you did not miss a beat. That was phenomenal.â
