Pete Wicks has “by no means” watched ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

The 36-year-old actuality star is certainly one of a number of well-known faces set to seem on the upcoming sequence of the BBC Latin and ballroom present however revealed that it was former contestant Zara McDermott – who’s courting his greatest pal Sam Thompson – who “pushed” him to enroll within the first place.

Talking on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’, he mentioned: “I’m petrified. Have you learnt what? I am like a Ferrari from the waist down and a Volvo from the waist up, so the hips are there however the prime half do not transfer, it’s totally bizarre. I’ve acquired the hips however nothing else and I form of really feel such as you want the entire physique!”

“Zara has mentioned to me…she was the one who pushed me to do it as a result of she loves it. I’ve by no means really seen it.”

The previous ‘TOWIE’ star – who shall be competing towards the likes of ‘EastEnders’ actor Jamie Borthwick, ‘X Issue’ winner Shayne Ward, and Sarah Hadland of ‘Miranda’ fame – first noticed the present when he was within the studio viewers for Zara’s first present final 12 months however “by no means imagined” he would ever tackle one thing prefer it himself as he teased that his outfits are a far cry from what he would usually put on.

“The primary time I might ever seen ‘Strictly’, it was the primary dwell present final 12 months when Zara was on it and I simply thought ‘Wow, that is superb’ however I by no means imagined myself doing it. Sequins and all that’s not actually…I am a person who likes black. I did a photoshoot the opposite day, and wow, it was fascinating. Oh, it was fascinating. Simply wait till you see it. There was all types happening. However I am excited. It is a model new problem and one thing I by no means thought I’d do.”