BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks 'should have won' 2024 series amid 'surprise' finalist

Pete Wicks 'should have won' Strictly Come Dancing, according to an expert. The reality star and podcast host just missed out on a place in the grand final.

Pete and his professional dance partner Jowita Przystal said a sad goodbye to the hit dance show over the weekend as they became the eleventh couple to leave the competition.

It meant that reality star and podcast host Pete and professional dancer Jowita just missed out on a place in the final, which takes place this Saturday (December 14) after he was voted off during the results show after the semi-final of the BBC One dance contest last Sunday night (December 8).

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Now, dance educator and researcher Dr Jill Rose Jacobs has told Heart Bingo that she was "gutted" when Pete was eliminated from this year's edition of Strictly and believes he should have won the series.

Speaking exclusively to Heart Bingo, Dr Jill said: "I was gutted when Pete Wicks was eliminated last weekend. He was the one dancer where I found myself crying all the time watching him. He was quite raw and very real at the start and looked as though he didn’t think he was on the right show for him. I think he took on the challenge thinking that his mother and grandmother would like it, but soon realised he didn’t have what it takes.

"However, he learned to dance. He was so real. I didn’t take to him at the beginning, but he really grew on me. In the end it’s about who touches your heart and who has been on the biggest hero’s journey – that is who should win the show! I thought his Argentine Tango was the dance of the series, only behind the dance for his grandmother earlier in