Strictly Come Dancing fans hit out at results of public vote as they insist one couple should have been in the dance off for ‘the worst performance of the night’

Strictly fans were shocked by Sunday’s dance off this week, as they questioned why Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał weren’t in the bottom two.

The TOWIE star and his partner finished bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday night, but made it through on the public vote.

Instead Wynne Evans and Katya Jones and Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe faced off in the dance off, with Wynne sent home by the judges.

Viewers, and Pete himself, were shocked when Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced he had made it through.

‘Pete through, that’s ridiculous. Someone must have spent a toy of money on the phone lines . The words dance of the night,’ tweeted one viewer.

‘Pete’s safe over Montell?’ asked another.

Pete and Jowita both looked shocked by the results, with the reality star later telling Claudia ‘I cannot believe it.’

Jowita also revealed that ‘he prepared a speech and everything.’ 

On Saturday Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell performed an American Smooth to Jump by Paul Anka, wowing the judges who awarded them a staggering 37 out of 40. 

And while Tasha and Chris were riding high, it was Jamie, Wynne and Pete who found themselves in the bottom three.

Jamie and Michelle Tsiakkas took to the floor to perform a Jive to The Ketchup Song which included the actor descending on a giant bottle of ‘Strictly’s tomato ketchup’.

But despite the quirky opening, the duo lacked vibration, according to Motsi and Shirley told Jamie he could have benefitted from having his ‘weight in the right place’.

Wynne and Katya showed the judges their Charleston to the Torreadores from Bizet’s Carmen with Wynne aptly dressed as a matador.

Viewers, and Pete himself, were shocked when Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced he had made it through

Pete and Jowita both looked shocked by the results, with the reality star later telling Claudia ‘I cannot believe it’

Anton called the performance ‘extraordinary’, but added that Wynne looked exhausted two thirds of the way in and as a result his form dropped.

Craig disagreed about the loss of momentum – but still complained about flat-footedness and swivel (or lack of).

The duo were awarded a total of 31 for their dance which placed them second to last, just ahead of Pete who fared far worse.  

The reality star and Jowita performed a Cha Cha to I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred.

The former TOWIE star, 36, told the audience he wanted to do this dance as a thank you to Jowita, before joking it was the ‘worst thank-you in the world’.

Their dance scored a total of 27 including a paltry four from Craig, placing him at the bottom of the judge’s leaderboard.