Sam Thompson says Pete Wicks has had a big turning point on Strictly

Sam Thompson says his best mate Pete Wicks now 'adores' Strictly Come Dancing.

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Is he enjoying it?

He's loving it.

He's adoring it.

And I don't think he expected to.

To be fair.

And you know, a lot of people it's funny about strictly is that everyone says the same night everyone literally goes, Oh, how was that dance?

How are you enjoying it?

And everyone always goes, Oh my God, it's just like the most amazing thing I'm sitting.

Pete literally will sit there and be like I genuinely didn't think I was gonna join this like Pete honestly will sit there and be like I didn't I It wasn't a dream of me to do this show.

I never really cared.

They asked me.

I thought, Do you know what?

What an amazing experience to do I'll do it And he is now completely turned, and he's like, I'm a dancer.

He yeah, and it's the most beautiful thing to watch.

I've got to say as as like a the best mate, like I'm I'm so proud of him because that is what the show is about.

It's about someone who's never danced before