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.
Pete Wicks | |
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| Born | Peter James Wicks 1 November 1988 |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Television |
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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of Tipping Point: Lucky Stars and appeared on the fourth series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.[16] He was medically withdrawn due to injury.[17] He has also made guest appearances on television series including Joe Lycett's Got Your Back,[18] CelebAbility,[19] Sunday Brunch,[20]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
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 [27] |
Books
- Never Enough: My words unfiltered (September 2024)
- Wicks, Pete (22 February 2018). For the Love of Frenchies: The Dogs that Changed my Life. Random House. ISBN 978-0-7535-4900-1.
References
- ^ "Peter James WICKS". gov.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Who is Pete Wicks?". Heart.
- ^ "TOWIE's Pete Wicks opens up about his most uncomfortable moment on camera". Digital Spy. March 20, 2018.
- ^ Wightman, Catriona (March 2, 2016). "10 pictures that prove that Pete Wicks is just the nicest man on TOWIE". Digital Spy.
- ^ "TOWIE's Pete Wicks speaks out about Megan McKenna split". Heat. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls 2018 line-up revealed". Radio Times.
- ^ "Celebrity Island's Pete Wicks and Bear Grylls clash over pig-gate at finale". Digital Spy. October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Celebs Go Dating 2019 - Cast, start date and experts". Digital Spy. February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Celebs Go Dating announce brand new line-up including a RETURNING candidate". Hits Radio.
- ^ "Celebs Go Virtual Dating - All 4". www.channel4.com.
- ^ "Meet Celebrity MasterChef 2020 contestant Pete Wicks". Radio Times.
- ^ "Pete Wicks "couldn't boil an egg" before doing Celeb MasterChef". Digital Spy. July 23, 2020.
- ^ West, Amy (February 22, 2021). "The Celebrity Circle teams up Made in Chelsea and TOWIE stars". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Who are Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks? Meet The Celebrity Circle 2021 contestants". Radio Times.
- ^ "MIC's Sam Thompson and TOWIE's Pete Wicks announce new show". Digital Spy. January 20, 2021.
- ^ Ison, Rianne (November 10, 2021). "Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins full line-up including Ferne McCann and Pete Wicks". OK! Magazine.
- ^ "Pete Wicks 'haunted' after medical withdrawal from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins". Independent.ie. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Interview with Joe Lycett ahead of the return of Joe Lycett's Got Your Back | Channel 4". www.channel4.com.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Does Pete Wicks dip his wick? - CelebAbility". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Sunday Brunch - Sara Cox, Tori Kelly, Giles Coren, James Locke, Pete Wicks - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Celebrity Juice Series 24, Episode 5". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Which celebrities have signed up for Supermarket Sweep?". County Times.
- ^ "Celebs Go Dating - Series 11: Episode 13 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Josh Must Win celebs meet Josh for the first time in adorable first look". Radio Times. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Pete Wicks is the seventh celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2024". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (2024-12-08). "Strictly Come Dancing: semi-final results – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Here's everything you need to know about Pete Wicks' NEW TV show coming in January | Dogs Trust". www.dogstrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
External links
- Pete Wicks at IMDb