Peter Andre told he was 'incredibly lucky' to lose dance competition to Michael Jackson accuser

Peter Andre was “incredibly lucky” to lose a dancing competition to Leaving Neverland accuser Wade Robson, according to Phillip Schofield on This Morning.

Andre admitted it is “really hard” for him to discuss the allegations that have been made about Michael Jackson, including those made by Robson and James Safechuck in the explosive two-part documentary film.

The presenter took the opportunity to quiz the 46-year-old singer, who was spotted in the first instalment of Leaving Neverland, about his history with Jackson.

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Andre, then aged 11, was the runner-up to Robson in a dance competition that the latter alleges led to years of abuse at the hands of the Thriller singer.

Schofield said: “If those allegations by Wade and Safechuck are true, you were incredibly lucky to come second.”

“It’s really hard for me”, said the singer, adding, “I really hope I am not speaking out of line here”.

He continued: “People have belief and they have faith in something and if you were to go to someone and say this belief or this faith you have had all this time is not real, it’s wrong. It takes a minute, whether you are going to believe it or, if you believe it, to accept it.

“For me I don’t want to believe it but then again if there is any truth in something, you can’t ignore either.

“At the moment, for me personally it’s a difficult situation and I pray it wasn’t true.”

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Leaving Neverland, directed by Dan Reed, aired on Channel 4 and HBO earlier this year after it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

It reignited the debate around allegations of child sexual abuse that surrounded Jackson throughout much of the latter half of his career, right up until his death in 2009.

The singer’s estate is suing the documentary makers for $100m (£77m).