STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Pete Wicks almost sent his pro dancer partner Jowita Przystal flying after falling victim to a dance stumble live on air.

The reality TV star opted for a rather daring outfit for his George of the Jungle themed routine but viewers were left more distracted by an awkward stumble taken by the former The Only Way Is Essex star.

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Pete and Jowita performed a Samba to the movie’s theme tune for Movie Week and ended up achieving their best score yet – earning a total of 26 points.

However, eagle-eyed viewers at home were quick to comment on Pete’s blunder which almost spelled disaster for the entire routine.

During one section of intricate footwork, it appeared as though the reality lothario extended his leg too early, which caused Jowita to trip.

Her legs appeared to fall behind her as Pete kept her up, as a result of him gripping onto her.

They quickly managed to recover as dancer Jowita managed to get her feet back into the correct position as they brushed over the blunder.

Picking up on the moment online, one fan quipped: “Bloody hell, we nearly got a tumble there.

“Been ages since I saw somebody properly stack it on #strictly.”

Another wrote: “Pete nearly sent Jowita flying.”

Someone else was left questioning exactly what went wrong as they wrote: “Did Jowita almost trip and go flying over his leg? What exactly happened there?”

As a fourth asked: “Didn’t they make a mistake?”

Elsewhere, Pete left judge Craig shocked when he opened the routine by dancing with his bum right in front of Craig’s face after starting stood atop his judging podium.

While everyone was talking about the awkward blunder on the dancefloor, many people have had their attention focused on the couple’s antics away from the floor as they continue to be plagued by romance rumours.

The pair set pulses racing last weekend with a raunchy routine that came close to ending in a passionate kiss.

Ex-Strictly pro Vincent Simone is convinced “something’s going on” between Pete and Jowita, and he certainly knows what he’s talking about having witnessed a number of romances flourishing between celebrities and Strictly’s dancers over the years.

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Speaking to 10bet, he said: “I think the two of them are just gorgeous and I felt, after watching them, ‘Hello! There’s something going on here’.

“I would love a bit of romance on the show!”

Even Strictly judges Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas noticed the pair’s chemistry, and both commented on it in their critiques last week.

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Award-winning veteran British TV presenter Nick Knowles is competing in this year’s edition of Strictly Come Dancing, adding to his long list of credits on the small screen.

Knowles, 61, told the BBC: “I’m so, so excited to be doing Strictly this year. People may be more used to me getting stuck in on a building site or travelling the world, but dancing live on TV will be a whole new adventure.”

He added: “I’ve spent my whole life learning new skills and I’ve never been afraid of a challenge – there’s life in the old dog yet to take on one more big one – being taught how to dance! I’ll give it my everything… and try not to embarrass my kids of course!”

Knowles’s career in television began as a production runner before becoming a reporter for TVS in South East on their show Coast to Coast until 1992. Following that, Knowles had stints on ITV and Channel 5 before finding his biggest success to date with DIY SOS, which began on BBC One in 1999.

The home improvement show, which ran until 2010 before being rebranded as DIY SOS: The Big Build, has aired 32 seasons during its long-running stint, with more than 240 episodes being broadcast in that time.

In December 2019, the show was presented with a special Bafta award at a tribute event in Bristol in recognition of its outstanding creative contribution to television. Knowles was involved in a brief scandal in 2021 after appearing in a commercial for the cereal Shreddies, which threatened to violate the BBC’s rules on commercial deals.

The list of television formats that Knowles has lent himself to also includes numerous game shows (Who Dares Wins, Perfection, Secret Fortune, 5-Star Family Reunion), travel documentaries (Nick Knowles’ Railway Journeys, Into the Grand Canyon with Nick Knowles, Nick Knowles in South America) and factual daytime series such as City Hospital and Real Rescues.

Given Knowles is one of the most familiar faces on British TV, it won’t be surprising that Strictly won’t be his first celebrity-based contest show either, with the star having competed on the 2018 edition of I’m Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. He finished sixth overall.

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Knowles hasn’t restricted himself exclusively to TV during his career. In 2016 he co-wrote the comedy movie Golden Years about a group of pensioners who tour National Trust properties and rob nearby banks, played by Simon Callow, Una Stubbs, Alun Armstrong, Bernard Hill, Virginia McKenna and Phil Davis.

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He’s also had a keen interest in music throughout his life and in 2017 wrote his first and, to this date, last album called Every Kind of People, which reached 92 in the UK album charts. The record, which mostly consists of covers by artists such as Robert Palmer, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell and The Beatles, reportedly came about after a representative from Universal saw him jamming with several other acts, one of which he claims was Biffy Clyro.

Aside from his work in the entertainment world, Knowles also supports several charities and in 2017 confirmed he was “flexitarian”, eating “mostly vegan food, occasionally veggie if vegan not available, rarely meat and fish”.

However, his stint on the show has been scuppered by injury – which will rule him out of this weekend’s live performance.

EX-CORRIE star Julie Goodyear’s home is for sale for £1.5million — and there is no shortage of her trademark leopard print.

The actress, 82, who played the Rovers Return’s no-nonsense landlady Bet Lynch, has lived in the four-bedroom farmhouse set in 15 acres of land for more than 25 years.

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The property, in Heywood, Gtr Manchester, has stables, wrought iron gates framed by two golden eagles and for Coronation Street fans it even has its own cobbles on the driveway.

Interior shots on property website Zoopla show Julie’s love of leopard print evident among the furnishings.

She and husband Scott Brand, 55, have decided to sell up amid Julie’s battle with dementia.

Julie’s pal issued a health update on the actress earlier this year.

Speaking about the retired actress on the Conversation Street podcast, Mark said: “Julie is living a good life, really.

“She still loves leopard print, I’m pleased to say.

“I see her at least once a week, sometimes twice a week, and spend a few hours with her and have afternoon tea at her house, which I call leopard print boulevard.

“She’s quite happy, she goes out regularly.

“I take her chocolate cake on a Sunday and we tuck into that – well . . . she doesn’t let me have any to be honest.

“She’s good, obviously she has dementia as everybody knows, but it’s wrong to say you suffer from dementia, you live with dementia.

“It changes what you can do and how you look at life.

“I think Julie has been very brave and strong about that.”