Pete Wicks

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Pete Wicks
Born
Peter James Wicks

(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36)
Harlow, Essex, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Television

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 . Between September and December 2024, he was a contestant on the twenty-second series of Strictly Come Dancing , partnered with professional dancer Jowita Przystał.

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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 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars and appeared on the fourth series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins . [16] He was medically withdrawn due to injury.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.[ citation needed ]

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] and reached the semi-final in week 12. [26]

Filmography

As himself
YearTitleNotes
2015–2022 The Only Way Is Essex Series regular
2018 Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls Contestant
2019, 2022 Celebs Go Dating Cast member; series 6 & 11
2020 Celebrity MasterChef Contestant; series 15
2020 Celebs Go Virtual Dating Virtual; due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 The Celebrity Circle Contestant; third place
2022 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Contestant; series 4
2023 The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls Cast member
2024 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Contestant; series 6
2024The Underdog: Josh Must WinPanellist
2024 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant; series 22
2025For Dogs' SakeDocumentary [27]

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