With December fast approaching, Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been getting into the Christmas spirit by gifting Pete Wicks another miracle reprieve. The likeable Only Way Is Essex star has skated by on sheer charm throughout the series and will breeze into the quarter-finals despite once again finishing bottom of the leaderboard.

The dancer has spoken out as fans expressed their shock and disappointment at the latest results of the BBC One dance contest

The EastEnders actor, who left the show this weekend, originally claimed he was "pleased" to be experiencing the dance-off against Montell Douglas.

After all the excitement of Blackpool last week, Strictly Come Dancing was b ack in its usual home and, while it was a great weekend for Tasha Ghouri, who got the first 40 of the new series, it ended badly for Jamie Borthwick,

However, during Sunday night's (November 24) results show, Jamie and Michelle were left under the dreaded red light as they landed in the dance-off against Olympian Montell Douglas and her partner Johannes Radebe, who had to fight for their place in this year's competition for a second week in a row.

After a dance-off against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe, actor Jamie Borthwick has become the ninth celebrity to depart the dancefloor in ‘Strictly Come Dancing 2024’.

The latest results show of Strictly Come Dancing saw Jamie Borthwick leave the show - with Pete Wicks being saved by the public and sailing through to the next week

The EastEnders star, 30 was eliminated after landing in the dreaded dance off for the first time ever, against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe .