Pete Wicks | |
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| Born | Peter James Wicks 1 November 1988 |
| Occupation | Television personality |
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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.
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 [16] He was medically withdrawn due to injury.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]
In 2025, Wicks presented docuseries For Dogs' Sake for U&W, which was filmed at the Dogs Trust rehoming centre in Basildon. [27]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Underdog: Josh Must Win | Panellist | |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Contestant; series 22 | |
| 2025 | For Dogs' Sake | Docuseries; U&W [28] |