Who left Strictly Come Dancing? Pete Wicks and Jowita Pryzstal get the majority vote after tense semi-final dance-off – as emotional former TOWIE star praises partner for being ‘a ray of sunshine’

Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał have left at the Semi-Final stage of the competition, following a dance off against Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec during the eleventh results show of the series.

Both couples took to the ballroom floor again, with Tasha and Aljaž performing their Waltz to (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin. 

Then, Pete and Jowita performed their Argentine Tango to Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve.

After both couples had danced a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts, with Craig Revel Horwood kicking things off by saving Tasha and Aljaž

Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke saved also Tasha and Aljaž, giving them the majority vote and signalling the end of Pete and Jowita’s time on the show.

Head Judge Shirley Ballas also agreed and said she would have decided to save Tasha and Aljaž.

Both couples took to the ballroom floor again, with Tasha and Aljaž performing their Waltz to (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin

When asked by Tess about his time in the competition Pete said: ‘It’s been wild. I’ve been quite honest about the fact that I didn’t necessarily want to do this [Strictly] in the first place, but everyone else wanted me to do it, and I am so, so glad that I did it! 

‘You don’t always have to be the best, but if you enjoy something then why shouldn’t you have a go at it? I’ve tried my best from day one, I said I was in for a penny, in for a pound and I’ve done it, it’s been beautiful.’

Turning to Polish dance partner Jowita, he added: ‘There’s a lot of things I’m going to take away from this, but one of the most special things is you [to Jowita] and I mean that, because you’re one of the most incredible people – not just as a dancer – but as a person. 

‘You’ve been a ray of sunshine for me. You’ve helped me through things in the past three months that I didn’t think I could do and you made me believe in myself and that means more to me than anything.’ 

Jowita said: ‘I just want to say thank you, thank you for the trust you have given me since day one. 

‘I know it wasn’t easy, but with your hard work, your commitment and your heart, which is the most amazing thing, you were winning every week! 

‘For me, every dance was special… even the Cha Cha in Blackpool! 

‘Remember on day one you said ‘I’m not going to stay long in this competition because I cannot dance’ but now I can say to you, yes you can.’ 

When asked by Tess about his time in the competition Pete said: ‘It’s been wild. I’ve been quite honest about the fact that I didn’t necessarily want to do this [Strictly] in the first place, but everyone else wanted me to do it, and I am so, so glad that I did it!’ 

The former TOWIE star described dance partner Jowita as ‘one of the most incredible people – not just as a dancer – but as a person’ 

The couple have left the long-running BBC show after making it all the way to the semi-final 

Sunday’s results show also feature two musical performances; Becky Hill sung her powerful single Indestructible, while Raye also took the stage with her stunning track Genesis, Pt. III. 

The remaining four couples will take to the dancefloor next week for the competition’s Grand Final.

The finalists will each perform three dances: their favourite dance of the series, the judge’s pick and a spectacular show dance. 

The Strictly Come Dancing Grand Final returns live on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 14 December at 18:00.

The remaining four couples will take to the dancefloor next week for the competition’s Grand Final