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Strictly star Pete Wicks receiving ‘death threats’ amid backlash over latest elimination as pro partner stunned

Strictly Come Dancing is a cut-throat competition, but Pete Wicks is receiving literal "death threats," he told his partner this week.

His professional dance partner Jowita Przystal joined him for the recording, standing in for Pete’s usual co-host Sam Thompson. The Crown Prosecution Service defines trolling as “a form of baiting online which involves sending abusive and hurtful comments across all social media platforms”. New Zealand ballroom dancer Brendan Cole, whose name die-hard Strictly Come Dancing viewers will undoubtedly recognise, came out in support of Pete Wicks, amid the backlash he’s received.

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