Pete Wicks

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.

Life and career Peter James Wicks was born on 1 November 1988 in Harlow, Essex. In 2015, Wicks joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex for its fifteenth series. From 2016 to 2017, he was in a relationship with Ex on the Beach star Megan McKenna.

In 2018, Wicks was a contestant on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. In 2019, Wicks appeared on the sixth series of Celebs Go Dating. He later returned to the series the following year during the COVID-19 pandemic to appear on Celebs Go Virtual Dating. Later in 2020, Wicks was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef. 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. They were runners-up of the series. In 2022, Wicks appeared on an episode of Tipping Point: Lucky Stars and appeared on the fourth series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. He was medically withdrawn due to injury. He has also made guest appearances on television series including Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, CelebAbility, Sunday Brunch, Celebrity Juice, and Supermarket Sweep. He appeared on Celebs Go Dating for his third time in 2022. 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 June 2025, the podcast won its first award at the annual Television and Radio Industries Club.

Between March and April 2024, Wicks appeared on The Underdog: Josh Must Win, 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. and reached the semi-final in week 12.

In 2025, Wicks presented docuseries For Dogs' Sake for U&W, which was filmed at the Dogs Trust rehoming centre in Basildon. He also began co-hosting the KISS radio show The Sunday Roast alongside Olivia Attwood, whom he been dating since 2026.

Filmography + As himself 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 CircleContestant; 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 WinsContestant; series 6 The Underdog: Josh Must Win Panellist Strictly Come DancingContestant; series 222025 For Dogs' SakeDocuseries; U&W

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