The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks has given fans a taste of his dance moves ahead of his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing.

The reality star is one of the names recently announced for the upcoming season of the BBC show – but in a hilarious new clip, he doesn’t seem to have quite got into the mood yet.

In a post by his friend and Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson, he tries to get him to dance the TikTok dance trend “Apple.” However, Pete seems less than enthusiastic when Sam is given giant pig and cow costumes for the dance.

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“Why do you look so miserable?” Sam asks Pete in his pig costume, and the TOWIE star replies: “Because look at me… it’s 30 degrees and I’m in a big plastic bag.”

Then the two clash in the truest sense of the word, as Sam warns: “I will attack you with these horns.”

“I dare you to fucking do it,” Pete replies, while Sam notes, “You know aggression is one of the symptoms of heat stroke.”

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Although they eventually manage to perform the dance, Pete eventually storms into the house behind them.

“Now that Pete is a Strictly star, I thought it would be a good idea to get the inflatables out again,” Sam captioned the post.

When making his announcement, Pete admitted that he found the idea of ​​dancing on TV every Saturday night “absolutely terrifying”.

“But anyone who knows me knows that I love challenges and trying new things, so I’m really looking forward to diving into it,” he added.

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The star has already received support from former Strictly star and Sam’s girlfriend Zara McDermott, who admitted she has “never been so excited”.

Pete will join Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri, opera singer Wynne Evans, 80s pop star Toyah Willcox, JLS’ JB Gill, comedian Chris McCausland and Morning Live’s Dr Punam Krishan in the new season.

Also on board are EastEnders’ Jamie Borthwick, Olympic swimmer Tom Dean, Coronation Street’s Shayne Ward, Miranda’s Sarah Hadland, Olympic hockey player Sam Quek, Olympic sprinter Montell Douglas, DIY SOS’ Nick Knowles and Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.

Be sure to come and dance will return to BBC One later this year, while the spin-off Strictly speaking: It takes two is broadcast on weekdays on BBC Two. Both shows can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.

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