PETE WICKS has made quite a name for himself since his rise to fame on The Only Way Is Essex.

Over the years the reality star has become well known for his colourful dating life.

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How tall is Pete Wicks and how old is he?

Pete Wicks was born on October 31, 1988.

He is from Harlow in Essex and is known for his long hair and tattoos and as a result, he’s adopted the nickname “The Essex Pirate”.

Pete is a successful businessman with a string of properties and growing businesses in his portfolio.

He  is 5ft10 and attributes appearing short on TV to having super tall friends and co-stars.

When did Pete Wicks join Towie?

Pete joined the cast of Towie in 2015 and became a series regular in Season 15.

He was friends with co-star James Lock before appearing on the ITVBe show.

He has since been involved in some of the show’s major storylines.

Who is Pete Wicks dating and who are his exes?

It’s difficult to keep up with Pete’s love life as he continues to have an on-off relationship with fellow Towie star Megan McKenna.

Before appearing on Towie, Pete dated former Ex on The Beach star Harriette Harper.

He then reportedly had a fling off camera with Verity Chapman who appeared on the reality show in 2015.

Pete starting dating Megan McKenna, with their tumultuous relationship documented on Towie.

The pair split in 2017 after a year-and-a half together when Pete was caught supposedly texting other women including Instagram model Jacqui Ryland.

The exes got back together later in 2017, but shortly split again .

Pete then had another failed romance with Towie star Shelby Tribble, who dumped him as she felt like a “rebound” after his toxic relationship with Megan.

In February 2019, Pete got together with mum-of-one, Georgina Elizabeth Mullins after appearing on Celebs Go Dating, but they split not long after.

In 2020, it was revealed he had been in a relationship with Towie co-star Chloe Sims.

As of 2023, Pete is a single man.

Did Pete cheat on Megan McKenna?

Megan and Pete started dating around April 2016 and things progressed when she joined Towie.

They even talked of “love” until they were rocked by a sex text scandal.

The couple reunited a few months later and were officially back together by December that year.

However, their rollercoaster romance hit the skids again in March 2017 and they split again, with emotional scenes airing on Towie.

Pete Wicks later dated his Towie co-star Shelby Tribble.

However, their relationship didn’t last and on September 18, 2018, The Sun’s Bizarre column exclusively revealed that they split because Shelby felt like a rebound after Megan.