Pete Wicks facts: TOWIE star's age, girlfriend, career and family life explained
28 October 2024, 09:45
Who is Pete Wicks' mum? And how tall is he? Here's everything you need to know about the TV personality including who his rumoured girlfriend is.
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Pete Wick rose to fame on The Only Way Is Essex when he joined the cast in 2015 making big storylines with his romantic life and complicated friendships.
Officially quitting the popular TV show in 2023, the reality star took on other big projects such as Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity SAS, made a podcast with best friend Sam Thompson and most recently, released his autobiography, 'Never Enough: My Words Unfiltered'.
However, despite all of his projects, it's Pete's dating life and ex-girlfriends that people are most interested in as he's been in relationships with Megan McKenna and Chloe Sims.
Here's all the Pete facts you need to know about from his family life to his age, height and where he's from.
How old is Pete Wicks and where is he from?
Pete celebrates his birthday on November 1st meaning he will turn 36 in 2024. Born in 1988, he is originally from Harlow, Essex.
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How tall is Pete Wicks?
Pete's height has made him centre of a joke many times but he's not as short as fans think.
At 5ft 10, Pete is around 1.78m and has previously made jokes about his co-stars and friends being too tall.
Who is Pete Wicks's girlfriend?
At the moment, Pete is believed to be single but he has been connected with former Love Island star Maura Higgins as well as Strictly Come Dancing professional Jowita Przystał.
In the past, he has made headlines for his high profile romances which includes his TOWIE co-star Megan who he was with for a year and a half.
He has also dated Shelby Tripple, Chloe Sims, Ella Rae Wise, Jess Wright and Jacqui Ryland.
Who is Pete Wicks's mum?
Pete mainly protects his family from the spotlight but mum Tracy is one woman he likes to publicly declare his love for.
Tracy, who has over 7,000 followers on Instagram, is also super proud of her son as she recently posted about how much she admires him.
Pete's parents divorced when he was just 11 years old. In a recent podcast Pete spoke about his lack of relationship with his father and said: ""I have nothing to do with him, don’t speak to him at all.
"My dad's not a bad person - he’s a good guy. We just don’t have a relationship and that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes."
Pete sadly lost his "best friend" his nan in 2022 and it's not known whether he has any siblings.
What TV shows has Pete Wicks on?
Following his TOWIE exit, Pete has been a regular on the reality TV scene and has appeared on shows such as:
- Celebs Go Dating
- The Celebrity Circle
- The Real Full Monty
- Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls
Pete has also used his passion for dogs to front a new and upcoming TV show, Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake.
Meet the Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers:
- Amy Dowden
- Gorka Marquez
- Nadiya Bychkova
- Neil Jones
- Luba Mushtuk
- Karen Hauer
- Michelle Tsiakkas
- Johannes Radebe
- Katya Jones
- Alijaz Skorjanec
- Vito Coppola
- Dianne Buswell
- Nikita Kuzmin
- Nancy Xu
- Jowita Przystal
- Lauren Oakley
- Kai Widdrington
- Carlos Gu
Meet the Strictly presenters and judges:
Meet the 2024 Strictly celebs:
- Jamie Borthwick
- JB Gill
- Montell Douglas
- Wynne Evans
- Tasha Ghouri
- Sarah Hadland
- Chris McCausland
- Sam Quek
- Shayne Ward
- Pete Wicks
- Tom Dean - eliminated week 1
- Toyah Willcox - eliminated week 2
- Nick Knowles - eliminated week 3
- Paul Merson - eliminated week 4
- Dr Punam Krishan - eliminated week 5
