Strictly Come Dancing fans have predicted Pete Wicks will be the next celebrity sent home after his performance on Saturday night’s show.

The former TOWIE star, 36, danced the waltz with his professional parter Jowita Pryzytal but noticeably made a misstep during his routine.

As a result, Pete received the lowest score from the judges of the week with a total score of 26 out of 40, with Craig Revel Horwood awarding him just five points.

Viewers took to X after the performance and predicted Pete would likely land in the bottom two, with others thinking he would likely face Montell Douglas or Chris McCausland.

They wrote: ‘Finally Pete Wicks’ week to go I think’… ‘Montell and Pete in the skate off. Pete to be booted off.’

‘Well it has to be Chris and Pete in the dance-off’… ‘I think it’s the nerves with Pete, he can’t overcome them.’

‘Gutted for Pete. You could see how disappointed he was. But didn’t merit a 5. Bit harsh.’

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Strictly Come Dancing fans have predicted Pete Wicks will be the next celebrity sent home after his performance on Saturday night’s show

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The former TOWIE star, 36, danced the waltz with his professional parter Jowita Pryzytal but noticeably made a misstep during his routine

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As a result, Pete received the lowest score from the judges of the week with a total score of 26 out of 40, with Craig Revel Horwood awarding him just five points

‘Surely Pete’s luck has run out now, the only one to make mistakes and bottom again.’

Pete has kept fans guessing over his love life in recent weeks, having been both linked to his Strictly partner Jowitz, 30, and Maura Higgins, 34.

Pete left Maura a flirty comment on her Instagram page over the weekend as she endured a tough Bushtucker Trial on I’m A Celebrity.

But Pete and Jowita continued to fuel romance rumours as they were spotted looking close in London on Thursday.

Their closeness was also noticed by fans, with Jowita clinging onto Pete’s arm after they were saved by the public during last Sunday’s show.

But then Pete commented on Maura’s post of her eating trial: ‘What a woman’.

The clip was posted to Instagram by Maura’s friends and family, who are running her account while she’s Down Under.

Viewers took to X after the performance and predicted Pete would likely land in the bottom two, with others thinking he would likely face Montell Douglas or Chris McCausland

Strictly Come Dancing Week 11: The Leaderboard

1. JB Gill and Lauren Oakley – 39

2. Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola – 38

3. Tasha Ghorui and Aljaz Skorjanec – 38

4. Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe – 32

5. Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell – 32

6. Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał – 26

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Over the weekend, Pete wrote a smitten comment under Maura Higgins’ Instagram post as she made her I’m A Celebrity arrival, sparking further speculation the two are dating

However, Pete chose not to hold back after watching a clip of her doing an eating challenge in the latest Bushtucker Trial, as he took to the comments to write: ‘WHAT A WOMAN’

They edited in the viral video of Maura in Love Island, where she overhears Tom Walker, who she was coupled up with at the time on the show, making a suggestive comment before they went into the hideaway.

The funny clip saw Tom quip: ‘It will be interesting to see whether she’s all mouth or not,’ followed by Maura getting stuck into the eating challenge and joking: ‘I don’t think I can swallow it. First time I’ve said that.’

Maura insisted she was still single as she prepared to make her I’m A Celebrity debut after they were pictured kissing on several occasions.

When asked if she is in a relationship with Pete, Maura said: ‘I’m not. I’ve been on dates with many people. I mean, I date, but I’m very much single. Everyone goes on dates.’

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Pete and Jowita’s was also noticed by fans, with Jowita clinging onto Pete’s arm after they were saved by the public on last Sunday’s show

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Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas were sent home by the judges, with Pete facing some backlash as he was bottom of the leaderboard

She added: ‘It is quite scary going in later. They have all met and got to know each other.

‘It’s never easy being the newbie, but I am not a shy person, so I feel like I will be fine. It will be nice to bring some energy to the camp.

‘I am single at the moment, but honestly no-one is going to fancy me in the jungle. Trust me!’

Jowita and Maura have been competing on Strictly together since September, and in recent weeks, sources have claimed they have been secretly seeing each other away from the show and have been spotted looking cosy on car rides together.

‘The chemistry between them has been pretty clear since the moment they met but the last few weeks something has changed and they’ve started seeing each other away from the show,’ a source told The Sun.

‘They’ve tried to keep it low-key but they often travel together rather than getting separate cars to different locations.

‘And they’re so tactile backstage it has become pretty obvious something is going on. Everyone is talking about the fact they seem closer than ever.’