Pete Wicks has been supported by his close friend Sam Thompson after he made it through to the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing over the weekend

Pete Wicks is "speechless" to have reached the semi-finals of 'Strictly Come Dancing' despite often being at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Sam Thompson has insisted his best friend Pete Wicks "deserves" to be in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final. During Sunday's results show, the former TOWIE star and his dance partner Jowita Przystał went through to the next round,

Strictly Come Dancing contestant and TOWIE star Pete Wicks was sent an emotional message of support from his good friend Vicky Pattison who called for people to vote for him

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left furious after the latest dance-off was revealed on Sunday evening's results show with one top-scoring couple appearing