Pete Wicks

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Pete Wicks
Born
Peter James Wicks

(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 35)
Celebrity MasterChef (2020)
The Celebrity Circle
(2021)

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

Ex on the Beach star Megan McKenna.[5]

In 2018, Wicks was a contestant on

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.[16] He was medically withdrawn due to injury.[17] He has also made guest appearances on television series including Joe Lycett's Got Your Back,[18] CelebAbility,[19] Sunday Brunch,[20]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.

In 2024, Wicks appeared on The Underdog: Josh Must Win,[24] aired on Channel 4 alongside Nick Grimshaw, Vicky Pattinson and Amber Rose Gill.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015–2022 The Only Way Is Essex Himself ITV2
2018 Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls Contestant Channel 4
2019,2022 Celebs Go Dating Himself Series 6; Series 11
2020
Celebrity MasterChef
Contestant Series 15
2020 Celebs Go Virtual Dating Himself Virtual; due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 The Celebrity Circle Contestant Runner up
2022
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Contestant Series 4
2023 The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls Himself
2024
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Contestant
2024 The Underdog: Josh Must Win Himself Channel 4

References

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

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