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Tearful Pete Wicks shares plans for special family tribute on Strictly in emotional interview

Strictly star Pete Wicks has shared an emotional plan he has for the show if he stays in the series "long enough".

Strictly contestant Pete Wicks has shared that he has a very special family tribute up his sleeve – if he stays in the competition long enough. Fighting back tears when asked by Jake what his beloved nan, who died in 2022, would think to his Strictly gig, Pete looked visibly choked up. Yeah, she grew up with like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and all of that stuff and I don’t think she ever imagined that I’d be doing ballroom dancing on a Saturday night, do you know what I mean?

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