Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks and his pro partner Jowita Przystal have been busily rehearsing on the dancefloor - and they've let their other commitments take a backseat. Bosses behind the scenes of the BBC show gave the pair a harsh talking-to for not including any training footage at all on social media. In stark contrast, many couples have already uploaded numerous videos and photos of themselves on social media.
Pete, who is close pals with 2023 contestant Zara McDermott , admitted to the blunder after finally taking to Instagram ahead of Saturday's first live show. He apologised, vowing to his 1.7 million followers that he'd redress the balance.
"Right, so, we’ve been told off. We’ve been told off because we haven’t done any social media together from rehearsals," he frankly revealed. "So today we’re going to do a Q&A.
So you can ask Jowita and I anything, and we’re going to answer your questions in our little breaks. "There aren’t many breaks, to be honest with you, but we will answer any questions, so you can ask us anything." He followed through with his promise - and made it clear that, unlike some past couples, he and Jowita have been getting along brilliantly.
Asked what "the best thing" about his partner was, Pete replied that she was a "little ray of sunshine" who made him "look forward to coming [to the studio] every day". He continued: "She makes me happy", while Jowita - who won the show with wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin back in 2022 - a.