Pete Wicks is far from being Strictly’s best dancer – but there’s plenty he deserves praise for

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Anton du Beke labelled one section of the routine “a disaster” and Craig Revel Horwood added: “You don’t have the swing and sway, the footwork is shoddy and you went completely wrong.” But, as the judges also pointed out, he has genuinely improved in the competition. In week one, Wicks and his professional partner Jowita Przystał were joint first from bottom, after a Paso Doble that left Revel Horwood remarking: "It looked like you were going through a stroll of the Port Talbot steelworks.” It’s fair to say it seemed they wouldn’t last long but Wicks has constantly come back fighting. Strictly's Pete Wicks reveals he's received death threats for staying in dance competition As the judges observed on Saturday, he dances well out of hold, and he’s often thrived in routines that have required getting into character. Putting his Couple’s Choice to one side, Wicks’ highest score came in Halloween Week when he transformed into the Joker, for a Viennese Waltz set to Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life!”.