Strictly fans in hysterics at ‘twins’ Pete Wicks and Shayne Ward after wardrobe blunder
STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left giggling after two competitors came out ‘looking like twins’.
Shayne Ward and Pete Wicks returned to the dancefloor tonight in order to fight for their place in the competition.
But fans couldn’t resist poking fun at the pair after they were dressed in matching outfits and hairstyles for their routines.
As they arrived on the iconic staircase, both were wearing loose fitting grey shirts that exposed some of their chest with navy blue trousers.
To add to the similarities, both men had their long hair slicked back, and growing beards at a similar length.
Fans couldn’t quite get over how lookalike the pair were, comparing them to ‘evil twins’ out of a storybook.
“Why is shayne dressed as pete?” questioned one fan, while another joked: “Shayne Ward looks like the Poundland version of Pete Wicks tonight”
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” said a third.
“Everyone loves an evil twin story,” joked a fourth.
While their costumes were very similar, unfortunately the same couldn’t be said for their scores – with Shayne rising above Pete on the leaderboard.
Pete and Jowita performed a rumba to Oasis track Don’t Look Back In Anger, but got penalised for including an illegal lift.
Craig Revel Horwood even declared they should have been disqualified for the move, but they were defended by the other three judges who let it pass.
However, it was noted in their scores, with the pair coming dangerously close to the bottom of the leaderboard with only 22 points out of a possible 40.
They now need to rely on the public vote to save them, with Dr Purnam and Paul Merson currently the stars in the danger zone.
Shayne and his pro partner Nancy Xu fares slightly better with their American Smooth to Sam Smith’s Get Here.
They earned an impressive 31 points, putting them smack in the middle of the leaderboard and hopefully safe.
Both pairs will find out their fate on the results show, which airs Sunday night on BBC One.
Strictly 2024: Week Five Scores
Here's a look at the leaderboard after this week's live show
- Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas = 39
- Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe = 39
- Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell = 35
- Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec = 34
- Wynne Evans and Katya Jones = 33
- Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola = 32
- Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu = 31
- JB Gill and Amy Dowden = 30
- Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin = 26
- Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał = 22
- Dr Purnam Krishnan and Gorka Marquez = 21
- Paul Merson and Karen Hauer = 19