Pete Wicks, best known for his performances on Strictly Come Dancing after rising to fame on The Only Way Is Essex, shared the revelation while opening up about his love of dogs
Pete Wicks has shared his ultimate “goal in life” to “disappear into nothingness”. This revelation came during a recent interview promoting the second series of his U&W show, Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake, where he collaborates with the dedicated staff from the national dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust.
Throughout the course of the show, Pete met numerous adorable dogs, each one capturing his heart. When asked how he resists the urge to take these pooches home, the former Strictly Come Dancing contestant revealed his life goal.
Opening up to TV Times, Pete (who recently spoke out about a question he’s often asked that annoys him) confessed: “It’s the hardest thing, and my goal in life is to buy land and just disappear into nothingness surrounded by dogs. I prefer dogs to people!”.
He went on to say: “But I already have my two rescues (French bulldogs Eric and Peggy) who’ve both had traumatic experiences and are getting on, so it wouldn’t be right to bring in another dog, as much as I want to.”
He also mentioned that some members of their film crew are adopting dogs again in this series.
Filmed at the charity’s rehoming centre in Basildon, the show is set to return for two more series and a Christmas special following the success of its initial run earlier this year.
In May, Pete shared an update with fans about the show, saying he was in the “thick of it filming”, adding that he “couldn’t be happier” and that it had been “full of tears and laughter”.
Fast forward to October, Pete excitedly announced “We are BACK!” giving fans a “one week warning” for the show’s return on Monday, October 13.
He added: “On a personal note, I am so proud and so excited for you all to see what I have been doing for the past 6 months working with @dogstrust and all the amazing staff there, this show is more than work, it’s my passion so your support would mean everything! So go follow @petewicksfordogssake and tell me what you think!”.
Pete’s former Strictly dance partner, Jowita Przystal, also showed her support for his project (she’s reportedly been doing work for the charity too), urging fans to follow him and expressing her excitement for the new series.
This follows Pete’s recent revelation about his on-stage kiss with Jowita at London’s O2 Arena during a live version of his and close mate Sam Thompson’s Staying Relevant podcast.
Reacting to a fan’s description of the kiss as “aggressive”, Sam clarified: “It wasn’t an aggressive kiss, though. I feel like it was quite like a… choreo…by the way, it was choreography, that kiss. I think we should put that out there right now.”
Pete agreed, saying: “But yeah, it was part of the choreography.”