Former TOWIE star Pete Wicks admitted that the negative comments he received during his time on Strictly Come Dancing were 'horrendous' and 'heartbreaking'. He confessed that the experience left him feeling vulnerable, finding the harsh online backlash harder to deal with than usual.
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'. 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. 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. 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' 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.' Pete also explained that while he doesn't feel like a changed person following the show, he does feel like it allowed the public to see a different side to him. 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 2
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