BBC Strictly Come Dancing Pete Wicks' 'fate sealed' as he issues apology after routine

Strictly Come Dancing is marking 20 years of the BBC competition with a fresh special theme - Icons Week. However, Peter Wicks found himself apologising after his performance.

In this inaugural week, which will now occur annually in the dance series, the celebrities and their professional partners will light up the dance floor to pay tribute to music icons.

On Saturday (November 2), the pairs honoured music stars from various eras, performing to tracks from their favourite artists, including Whitney Houston, Shirley Bassey and Queen.

The BBC has also hinted at a stunning Beyonce medley from the professional dancers, with Johannes Radebe embodying his inner Sasha Fierce to lead the routine.

Pete and professional dancer Jowita Przysta kicked off the show with a salsa to Another One Bites the Dust by Queen, with the reality star dressed as Freddie Mercury. After the routine, the pair could be seen embracing as Pete repeatedly apologised while the dancer tried to comfort him, reports .

Following the judges' feedback, Pete spoke to presenter Claudia Winkleman about his Queen performance, saying: "It was definitely an honour, I think it's an ironic song for me tonight, another one bites the dust."

The judges then revealed their scores, with Pete and Jowita receiving 22 points. However, some Strictly fans leapt to Pete's defence, with one viewer commenting on X: "Still a weird song choice for a Salsa. But Pete looks SENSATIONAL as Freddie Mercury! #Strictly."

One viewer exclaimed: "Who decided that another one bits the dust was suitable for a salsa FFS. Poor Pete #strictly."

While another added: "#Strictly I don't think that song should have been to salsa just didn't work #strictly."

"Tough song for a salsa, he picked himself back up after the mistakes, but I feel Pete could be in the dance off this week", commented another fan.

As we head into Week 7, Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas are the couple to watch, having secured the highest-scoring dance for the second consecutive week. They were joined at the top of the leaderboard last week by Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola.

Lagging behind on the scoreboard are Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, with a total of 26 points.

In other news, JLS star JB Gill and Lauren Oakley are set to perform a hip-hop-inspired couple's choice routine to a Bruno Mars medley as Amy Dowden misses the live show.

The Strictly Come Dancing live show airs every Saturday on BBC One and iPlayer with the results show following on Sunday