Pete Wicks has fired back after abuse but could miss the final (Image: BBC)
Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks and his pro partner Jowita Przystal are set to miss out on the grand final of the hit dance show according to the latest odds.
The reality star and his Polish partner and pro dancer Jowita Przystal have been handed the worst odds by the bookies after finishing rock bottom of the leaderboard for four out of the past five weeks.
Now, with the semi-final looming on Saturday, the pair have been tipped to finally make their exit this Sunday, when up against and Dianne Buswell, and Lauren Oakley, and Aljaz Skorjanec, and and Vito Coppola.
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal could fall at the final hurdle (Image: BBC)
Pete and Jowita have been given odds of 8/15 to leave the competition this weekend, with next in line at 3/1, Tasha at 12/1 and Chris at 20/1.
But Pete has been beating the odds for weeks.
Gambling.com TV Expert James Leyfield said: “Has Wicks’ time run out? TOWIE star is the 8/15 odds-on favourite to exit the competition this weekend.
“Pete and his pro partner Jowita Przystal have finished bottom of the leaderboard in four of the last five weeks, but they have managed to avoid the dreaded dance-off on each occasion.
“If Pete survives once again, then could be in the firing line. The JLS singer is the 3/1 second favourite to go home on Sunday night.
“The celebrities will face two dances apiece in this weekend’s semi-final, as the pressure increases in their bid to make the finale.”
It comes after Pete opened up about the ‘abuse’ he’s faced online from fans questioning why he’s still in the contest despite his low scores.
He told Janette Manrara on Strictly It Takes Two: “Yeah, I mean criticism is probably a light word, I think abuse might be better. But it is what it is, you can’t please everyone and I’m not here to please everyone I’m just trying to learn something, I’m just a bloke that is having a go at something.
“And if I listened to all the negative stuff then I wouldn’t get out of bed in the morning.
“But on the plus side, there’s been loads of other lovely things said. It is what it is.”