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

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,

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

Strictly Come Dancing fans have accused the show of being a "fix" after Pete Wicks was saved from the dance-off for the second week running and secured his place in the semi-final