Pete Wicks rose to fame as a cast member on ITV's The Only Way Is Essex and has since appeared on a number of reality TV shows.
He joined the cast of TOWIE in 2015 and in 2018 appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. In 2019 he appeared on Celebs Go Dating, which he returned to in 2022.
Since 2022 Pete Wicks has been co-host of podcast Staying Relevant with Sam Thompson and often posts social media videos alongside his co-host and his partner, strictly-alumni Zara McDermott.
Pete Wicks was confirmed as a contestant for the 2024 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
UPDATED 16:19, 17 Jan 2026