Pete Wicks is 37 years old, currently single, and running three broadcasting projects simultaneously across British TV and radio. He also, depending on which website you find first, has a daughter aged anywhere between four and fourteen, with at least one site going as far as giving her a name.
She does not exist. Pete Wicks has no children and has never had any.
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Does Pete Wicks Have a Daughter?
No. Pete Wicks does not have a daughter, a son, or any children.
His Wikipedia biography makes no mention of children across his full documented life. His official author biography, published with his 2024 memoir Never Enough, describes him as a man who “lives in Essex with his dogs.” The memoir covers 208 pages of personal writing โ childhood, grief, failed relationships, mental health โ without a single reference to a child, because there is none.
The question picked up volume after his Strictly Come Dancing run in autumn 2024 brought him to a much wider audience. A larger audience meant more people searching his name, and much of what surfaced gave false answers. To be clear: Pete Wicks has no kids.
Who Is Pete Wicks?
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter James Wicks |
| Date of birth | 1 November 1988 |
| Age | 37 (as of May 2026) |
| From | Harlow, Essex |
| Children | None |
| Status | Single |
Born and raised in Harlow, Pete joined The Only Way Is Essex in 2015 and appeared in 181 episodes over seven years. Since leaving the show in 2022, he has built a substantial second career across podcasting, documentary television, radio, and publishing.
What Is Pete Wicks’ Family Background?
The most consistent figure in Pete’s personal life is his mum Tracy. She is active on Instagram and openly proud of her son. In Never Enough, Pete allowed her to share her own story around mental health โ something readers repeatedly cited as one of the most affecting parts of the book.
His parents divorced when he was eleven. On his father, Pete has been direct:
“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.”
In 2022, Pete lost his nan, who he had described as his best friend. On the grief that followed:
“A few years ago, I lost someone. And that grief was something that was kind of the catalyst for me changing my life to the point where I became a work in progress.”
Both experiences sit at the heart of his Man Made podcast, launched in May 2025, which asks male guests where their understanding of masculinity and fatherhood actually comes from.
So Why Do People Think Pete Wicks Has a Daughter?
The assumption is not entirely without foundation. It is just pointed at the wrong subject.
Pete’s most openly emotional relationships are with his dogs. He published For the Love of Frenchies in 2018, written entirely about his French Bulldogs. His docuseries For Dogs’ Sake โ filmed at the Dogs Trust rehoming centre in Basildon โ ran to three series and a Christmas special on U&W, with the third series starting in January 2026. When his dog Peggy died in early 2026 after months of illness treatment, he was openly devastated. He has since welcomed a new dog.
His official author biography does not mention a partner or any family member. It mentions his dogs.
The warmth Pete shows toward animals reads as paternal to a lot of people, which is likely why questions about his children keep appearing. It is a reasonable misread of someone who simply has no children at all.
Who Has Pete Wicks Dated?
Pete’s romantic history has been well covered, largely because much of it played out on screen.
| Partner | Period | What Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Megan McKenna | 2016 to 2017 | Major TOWIE storyline, ended in cheating allegations |
| Shelby Tribble | TOWIE era | Fellow cast member |
| Chloe Sims | TOWIE era | Fellow cast member |
| Maura Higgins | 2024 to Feb 2025 | Split following reported trust issues on both sides |
| Jowita Przystaล | 2024 (linked) | Strictly partner; both confirmed close friends only |
None of these relationships produced children. Pete said earlier this year that 2026 could be the year he finally settles down. As of May 2026, he is single.
What Is Pete Wicks Doing in 2026?
At 37, Pete’s professional output is broader than at any point in his career:
- Staying Relevant with Sam Thompson โ winner of the TRIC Podcast Award in June 2025, with new episodes weekly
- Man Made podcast โ now in its second season, with guests including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who spoke at 10 Downing Street in November 2025 about how fatherhood shaped his understanding of masculinity
- For Dogs’ Sake Series 3 โ airing on U&W from January 2026
- The Sunday Roast โ weekly on KISS radio with Olivia Attwood, every Sunday afternoon
- Never Enough โ his memoir, published by Hodder and Stoughton in September 2024, still widely in circulation
He moved into a high-rise flat in east London in February 2025.
The Real Pete Wicks
In November 2025, Pete sat inside 10 Downing Street and asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer how becoming a father had changed him. Starmer answered honestly. Pete listened, asked the follow-up, and recorded the episode. He was 37, recently out of a relationship, living alone in east London, still working out what comes next.
There is no daughter. There is no child, documented or otherwise, anywhere in Pete Wicks’ personal life. What there is: a man from Harlow who grew up in a broken home, lost the person he called his best friend, has directed his most unguarded affection toward rescue dogs, and built one of British broadcasting’s most-listened-to podcasts from nothing.
That is who Pete Wicks is in May 2026. Everything else is fiction.
