Pete Wicks will quickly be making his debut on the Strictly dancefloor, following within the footsteps of his shut pal, Zara McDermott.
Zara competed on the final collection and made it to Halloween Week with skilled accomplice Graziano Di Prima. The previous Love Island persona was within the headlines over current months following the dismissal of Graziano, who it was revealed had kicked Zara throughout their coaching rehearsals.
Chatting with HELLO! and different media retailers forward of the collection, Pete spoke of Zara’s time on the present, explaining: “Zara completely beloved the present, and I do know lots of people which have accomplished it beforehand.
“James Cracknell was pal of mine, so lots of people advised me various things. I do not know what to anticipate, and everybody’s journey is totally totally different.“
The previous The Solely Manner is Essex persona additionally spoke of the present’s risqué costumes, joking: “I am entering into for a penny in for a pound, I’ve advised the costume group to go as wild as they need.
“I do not know what which means, and immediately, once I mentioned it, I regretted it. However there will be some fascinating outfits.”
Strictly has been beneath the highlight resulting from allegations of the conduct of among the skilled dancers, resulting in the dismissals of Graziano and Giovanni Pernice.
In a prolonged assertion about her time on the present, Zara shared: “Strictly is without doubt one of the most magical reveals on TV and one which I dreamt of being on since I used to be slightly lady. After I was invited to be a contestant on the present it actually was a childhood dream come true.
“I absolutely understood the extent of dedication and exhausting work that Strictly was going to be and I devoted all the things to it. I’m a resilient individual and I used to be absolutely ready to place in no matter it took.”
In a later half, she continued: “My expertise contained in the coaching room was very totally different. Experiences have been made about my remedy on the present and there have been witnesses to some occasions, in addition to movies of explicit incidents that are extremely distressing to look at.”
Graziano has since refuted the allegations of a kick, saying it was an “accident” and that he instantly apologised.
Within the wake of the allegations, Strictly introduced that it was introducing extra employees members, together with chaperones who can be current within the coaching room with the dancer and superstar always.
The Strictly Come Dancing 2024 launch present will air on Saturday 14th September at 19:20 on BBC One & BBC iPlayer.