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Pete Wicks breaks silence as more Strictly Come Dancing contestants confirmed
Pete Wicks has said he is experiencing mixed emotions as he prepares to compete in the 2024 year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing.
The reality TV star, who shot to fame on ITVBe’s The Only Way Is Essex, was unveiled as a contestant on the BBC show alongside Tasha Ghouri on the Kiss FM Breakfast Show.
He told Kiss: “It is a mixture of excited and absolutely petrified, genuinely petrified.”
Other stars who will be joining the lineup include Olympic swimmer Tom Dean, singer Wynne Evans, JLS star JB Gill, comedian Chris McCausland, and BBC Morning Live’s Dr Punam Krishan.
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