Pete Wicks confesses 'horrendous' comments during Strictly were 'heartbreaking' as he admits show left him at his 'most vulnerable'
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Pete Wicks has opened up about the negative comments he received during Strictly last year after he surprised himself by making it all the way to the semi-final. The former TOWIE star, 36, confessed some of the comments and messages online were 'horrendous' and 'heartbreaking' and he found them 'harder to take'.
![[He admitted: 'This was me at my most vulnerable I've been on television, so the negative stuff was harder to take']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/18/93740627-14250185-image-a-28_1736015035529.jpg)
Speaking candidly in an interview with The Times, he admitted: 'Some of the messages I got were beautiful, but the horrendous things were heartbreaking. 'I've learnt you shouldn't take too much interest in the good stuff or listen to the bad stuff, but normally I'm in control of the narrative. This was me at my most vulnerable I've been on television, so the negative stuff was harder to take.'.
![[Pete made it all the way to the semi-final with his professional partner Jowita Przystał, yet the star joked he still can't dance and has no rhythm]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/18/93740689-14250185-image-a-40_1736015218087.jpg)
Pete made it all the way to the semi-final with his professional partner Jowita Przystał, yet the star joked he still can't dance and has no rhythm. The star admitted that while the world of the ballroom, glitter and jazz hands was so far out of his comfort zone, his friends and management wanted him to do it and it ended up being the best thing he has ever done.
![[He added: 'I absolutely still can't dance. I've never even danced at a wedding or in a bar. I've two left feet and no rhythm whatsoever. I can't even clap to a beat']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/18/93740695-14250185-image-a-39_1736015215966.jpg)
Pete Wicks has confessed 'horrendous' comments during Strictly were 'heartbreaking' as he admitted the show left him at his 'most vulnerable'. He admitted: 'This was me at my most vulnerable I've been on television, so the negative stuff was harder to take'.
![[It comes after Pete sparked rumours he had spent Christmas with Maura Higgins, after the new couple posted snaps in what seemed like the same pub on December 25 (pictured in May)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/18/92995847-14250185-During_her_time_on_the_ITV_show_former_Love_Islander_Maura_revea-a-41_1736015250947.jpg)
He added: 'I absolutely still can't dance. I've never even danced at a wedding or in a bar. I've two left feet and no rhythm whatsoever. I can't even clap to a beat. But I do like learning, and being taught by someone who's a world-class expert in what they do was absolutely priceless.'.
