Pete Wicks

2022 - 9 - 4

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Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2022: Who is Towie star Pete Wicks? (Metro)

The Only Way Is Essex star Pete Wicks, who was known for his dramatic stint dating Megan McKenna, is one of 14 contestants in this year's cast.

‘It’s just so different to anything I’ve done before. [Ferne McCann took on ‘same mindset’ as giving birth to help her through gruelling Celebrity SAS challenges: ‘I wanted to feel that pain’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/31/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-ferne-mccann-took-on-mindset-of-giving-birth-17271598/?ico=more_text_links) [Chelsea](https://metro.co.uk/tag/chelsea/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P12_LNK1) and Manchester City footballer Wayne Bridge emerging victorious. The year before, he partook in Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls, and has also starred on Celebrity MasterChef in 2020 and The Celebrity Circle in 2021. [The Only Way Is Essex ](https://metro.co.uk/tag/towie/)star [Pete Wicks](https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/24/pete-wicks-dogs-changed-my-party-boy-life-completely-14282554/) is one of 14 celebrities enduring the brutal temperatures of the Jordan dessert as he partakes in this year’s [Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/24/full-line-up-revealed-for-2022-celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-17232156/) [Love Island](https://metro.co.uk/tag/love-island/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1) winner Amber Gill, former EastEnders actress [Maisie Smith](https://metro.co.uk/tag/maisie-smith/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK2), and [Strictly Come Dancing](https://metro.co.uk/tag/strictly-come-dancing/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK3)’s AJ Pritchard are among the names competing this year. [Ashley Cain](https://metro.co.uk/tag/ashley-cain/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK1) and former Olympic sprinter Dwayne Chambers.

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Pete Wicks breaks down as he is forced to fight Jennifer Ellison and ... (Daily Mail)

The TOWIE star, 33, was reduced to tears after the training staff pitted him against Jennifer, 39, in the milling challenge. Celebrity SAS: Pete and Jennifer in ...

Oh dear: Pete tearfully apologised to her, as he admitted: ‘I punched her in the back of the head. Viewers at home took to Twitter to praise Pete on his vulnerability, and admit that the emotional scenes had affected them. Pete tearfully apologised to her, as he admitted: ‘I punched her in the back of the head.’ Distressed: The brutal fight ended with Pete striking Jennifer in the head, leaving him shaken and upset The brutal fight ended with Pete striking Jennifer in the head, leaving him shaken and upset. And Pete Wicks was left in tears as he got stuck into the intense tasks and ended up breaking down after he was forced to fight Jennifer Ellison.

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Pete Wicks reduced to tears after being forced to fight Jennifer ... (OK! Magazine)

TOWIE star Pete Wicks was reduced to tears on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after he was forced to engage in hand to hand combat with his friend, ...

Like I said, I do love Jen and there’s lots of reasons why I don’t like that sort of thing, but Rudi said to me, some of things he’s had to do, things that he’s done in a real life situation - it’s never going to be something you enjoy doing. “And then I thought, Jen’s going to go easy here, but no! “I do 100% regret that. I felt f***ing awful. I really didn’t want to do it.” “No, it did really upset me. "That sounds really bad, but I think Jen of all people, I really, really love Jen and it was not nice having to be put in that position.” “I said I really don’t want to do this and he was like, ‘look, you’re going to have to do this or we’re going to beast everyone. “It sounds really Macho and all that sort of stuff, but I just don’t know if I could fight a bird,” admitted Pete before he was whisked off to Jordan for the show. “We’d just done a run through the desert, and everyone was f****d, well, mostly me, and I spoke to Rudi about it. “I mean, my mum, she is literally the most amazing person and the idea of anyone else ever laying hands on her, sort of just…I don’t like the idea of that at all.” [TOWIE](https://www.ok.co.uk/latest/the-only-way-is-essex) star [Pete Wicks](https://www.ok.co.uk/latest/pete-wicks) found himself tested and pushed further than ever before during the debut episode of [Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins](https://www.ok.co.uk/latest/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins) as he was forced to take part in a melee fight against his teammate, former Brookside actress [Jennifer Ellison.](https://www.ok.co.uk/latest/jennifer-ellison)

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Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins' Pete Wicks in tears after being ... (ChronicleLive)

Having already seen Amber and Fatima and Ferne and Strictly finalist Maisie Smith indulge in some pretty fierce combat, Pete looked gutted to be drawn against ...

Other famous faces taking part in the new series of Who Dares Wins include Olympian [Fatima Whitbread](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/fatima-whitbread-celebrity-sos-dares-24929179), who was branded 'an inspiration' by viewers after episode one and ex Brookside actress Jennifer Ellison. Jennifer admitted: "I'm all for equal opportunities and everything, but I would be scared fighting a fella. My mum she's literally the most amazing person and the idea of anyone laying their hands on her, I don't like the idea of it at all." I just switched it off!" [Will Mellor's Strictly chances boosted by Craig Revel-Horwood](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/will-mellor-strictly-come-dancing-24908619.amp) [*Aaron Chalmers' baby son faces 'long road ahead' with surgery](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/aaron-chalmers-baby-son-surgery-24903316) [*Olly Murs admits audience backlash over The Voice decisions](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/olly-murs-the-voice-itv-24916360)

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Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins' Pete Wicks regrets hitting female co ... (The Sun)

PETE Wicks has revealed his stint in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins left him completely distraught after he was forced to hit a woman in a boxing chall.

Pete continued: “I do 100% regret that. I felt f***ing awful because that’s just not me. “There are lots of reasons why I don’t like that sort of thing. Pete revealed: “It made me realise a lot about the things I have bottled up over the years and made me angry all the time and I deal with things my own way. "We had just done a run through the desert. just get her out quick.

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TOWIE's Pete Wicks in tears as he's forced to punch Jennifer Ellison ... (Daily Star)

The Only Way Is Essex star Pete Wicks said that he 'regrets' fighting actress Jennifer Ellison in brutal SAS training task after they were both left in ...

Maisie told The Sun: "They went, 'Go,' and I wasn’t expecting her to just go crazy. It wasn’t like a normal boxing ring. I need to step up my game'. "If it had been one of the boys, I’d feel different. "I thought, 'OK. "I got a couple of good punches in.

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Celebrity SAS fans in tears as Pete Wicks makes emotional ... (The Sun)

CELEBRITY SAS fans were left in floods of tears as Pete Wicks made an emotional confession about his "lonely" life.The Channel 4 series returned last.

"I ain't very good with commitment and I ain't very good with getting close to people. I didn't really see much of him after that, he sort of left the country and worked away quite a bit," he said. “There are lots of reasons why I don’t like that sort of thing. "We had just done a run through the desert. I felt f***ing awful because that’s just not me. Pete continued: “I do 100% regret that. Pete said: "I'm angry, all the time. #SASWhoDaresWins." I haven't been to a f**king gym in seven years! Another posted: "No, YOU'RE crying over Pete Wicks! So then you're just: 'I'm fine, I'm always fine'." "Family originally from London, moved out to Essex, mum and dad divorced at 11.

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Celebrity SAS fans in tears as Pete Wicks makes emotional ... (The Irish Sun)

CELEBRITY SAS fans were left in floods of tears as Pete Wicks made an emotional confession about his "lonely" life.The Channel 4 series returned last.

"I ain't very good with commitment and I ain't very good with getting close to people. I didn't really see much of him after that, he sort of left the country and worked away quite a bit," he said. “There are lots of reasons why I don’t like that sort of thing. "We had just done a run through the desert. I felt f***ing awful because that’s just not me. Pete continued: “I do 100% regret that. Pete said: "I'm angry, all the time. #SASWhoDaresWins." I haven't been to a f**king gym in seven years! Another posted: "No, YOU'RE crying over Pete Wicks! So then you're just: 'I'm fine, I'm always fine'." "Family originally from London, moved out to Essex, mum and dad divorced at 11.

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