Pete Wicks Explained

Pete Wicks
Birth Name:Peter James Wicks
Birth Date:1 November 1988
Birth Place:Harlow, Essex, England
Occupation:Television personality

Peter James Wicks (born 1 November 1988) is an English television personality who was a cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex.

Life and career

Wicks was born on 1 November 1988 in Harlow, Essex.[1] [2] In 2015, Wicks joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex for its fifteenth series.[3] [4] From 2016 to 2017, he was in a relationship with Ex on the Beach star Megan McKenna.[5]

In 2018, Wicks was a contestant on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.[6] [7] In 2019, Wicks appeared on the sixth series of Celebs Go Dating.[8] [9] He later returned to the series the following year during the COVID-19 pandemic to appear on Celebs Go Virtual Dating.[10] Later in 2020, Wicks was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef.[11] [12] In April 2021, Wicks joined The Celebrity Circle alongside his best friend Sam Thompson to play for money for charity by catfishing as Countdown presenter Rachel Riley.[13] They were runners-up of the series.[14] [15] In 2022, Wicks appeared on an episode of and appeared on the fourth series of .[16] He was medically withdrawn due to injury.[17] He has also made guest appearances on television series including Joe Lycett's Got Your Back,[18] CelebAbility,[19] Sunday Brunch,[20] Celebrity Juice,[21] and Supermarket Sweep.[22] He appeared on Celebs Go Dating for his third time in 2022.[23] In 2023, Wicks participated in the Christmas edition of The Real Full Monty.

Since 2022, Wicks has been co-host of the podcast Staying Relevant with Sam Thompson. A live tour is due to take place in 2024.

Between March and April 2024, Wicks appeared on The Underdog: Josh Must Win,[24] aired on Channel 4 alongside Nick Grimshaw, Vicky Pattinson and Amber Rose Gill. Between September and December 2024, Wicks was a contestant on the twenty-second series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Jowita Przystał.[25]

Filmography

As himself ! Year! Title! Notes
2015–2022The Only Way Is Essex Series regular
2018Celebrity Island with Bear GryllsContestant
2019, 2022Celebs Go Dating Cast member; series 6 & 11
2020Celebrity MasterChefContestant; series 15
2020Celebs Go Virtual Dating Virtual; due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021The Celebrity CircleContestant; third place
2022Contestant; series 4
2023The Real Full Monty: Jingle BallsCast member
2024Contestant; series 6
2024The Underdog: Josh Must WinPanellist
2024Strictly Come DancingContestant; series 22

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter James WICKS. gov.uk. 27 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Who is Pete Wicks?. Heart.
  3. Web site: TOWIE's Pete Wicks opens up about his most uncomfortable moment on camera. . March 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: 10 pictures that prove that Pete Wicks is just the nicest man on TOWIE. Catriona. Wightman. . March 2, 2016.
  5. Web site: TOWIE's Pete Wicks speaks out about Megan McKenna split. 22 March 2017. Heat. en. 29 September 2023. 25 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225225433/https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/towie-pete-wicks-speaks-megan-mckenna-split/. live.
  6. Web site: Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls 2018 line-up revealed. Radio Times.
  7. Web site: Celebrity Island's Pete Wicks and Bear Grylls clash over pig-gate at finale. . October 10, 2018.
  8. Web site: Celebs Go Dating 2019 - Cast, start date and experts. . February 25, 2019.
  9. Web site: Celebs Go Dating announce brand new line-up including a RETURNING candidate. Hits Radio.
  10. Web site: Celebs Go Virtual Dating - All 4. www.channel4.com.
  11. Web site: Meet Celebrity MasterChef 2020 contestant Pete Wicks. Radio Times.
  12. Web site: Pete Wicks "couldn't boil an egg" before doing Celeb MasterChef. . July 23, 2020.
  13. Web site: The Celebrity Circle teams up Made in Chelsea and TOWIE stars. Amy. West. . February 22, 2021.
  14. Web site: Who are Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks? Meet The Celebrity Circle 2021 contestants. Radio Times.
  15. Web site: MIC's Sam Thompson and TOWIE's Pete Wicks announce new show. . January 20, 2021.
  16. Web site: Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins full line-up including Ferne McCann and Pete Wicks. Rianne. Ison. November 10, 2021. OK! Magazine.
  17. Web site: 2022-09-11 . Pete Wicks 'haunted' after medical withdrawal from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins . 2023-10-31 . Independent.ie . en.
  18. Web site: Interview with Joe Lycett ahead of the return of Joe Lycett's Got Your Back | Channel 4. www.channel4.com.
  19. Web site: Does Pete Wicks dip his wick? - CelebAbility. British Comedy. Guide. British Comedy Guide.
  20. Web site: Sunday Brunch - Sara Cox, Tori Kelly, Giles Coren, James Locke, Pete Wicks - TheTVDB.com. thetvdb.com.
  21. Web site: Celebrity Juice Series 24, Episode 5. British Comedy. Guide. British Comedy Guide.
  22. Web site: Which celebrities have signed up for Supermarket Sweep?. County Times.
  23. Web site: Celebs Go Dating - Series 11: Episode 13 Channel 4 . 2023-10-03 . www.channel4.com . en.
  24. Web site: Josh Must Win celebs meet Josh for the first time in adorable first look . 2024-03-27 . Radio Times . en-GB.
  25. Web site: Pete Wicks is the seventh celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2024 . . 7 August 2024.

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