Pete Wicks has revealed he hopes to do a tribute to his late nan Doreen on Strictly.
The former TOWIE star, 32, lost his beloved grandmother in 2022 and believes she would have loved to have seen him compete in the Latin and ballroom BBC show.
Pete’s nan Doreen helped raise him in Harlow after his parents separated and was a huge support as his mother struggled with her mental health during his childhood.
Speaking about what she would have thought about her taking part on the show, he says on the High Performance Podcast, released on Wednesday: ‘She would have loved it. I don’t think she ever imagined that I’d be doing ballroom dancing on a Saturday night.
‘Hopefully there’s one song that we might be doing which is very, very special to me at some point, if I’m in long enough, which is going to be a bit of a tribute to her.’
Pete Wicks has revealed he hopes to do a tribute to his beloved nan Doreen on Strictly (pictured with his professional partner Jowita Przystał)
The former TOWIE star, 32, lost his grandmother in 2022 and believes she would have loved to have seen him compete on the Latin and ballroom BBC show
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Last week, Pete and his professional partner Jowita Przystał danced the Samba to George Of The Jungle and scored 26 points.
He adds: ‘She had the best sense of humour, so she’d have found it hilarious watching me strut around like a t*t.’
Pete says his grandmother’s death had a profound impact on him and made him start to think about his Lothario lifestyle and why he struggles to commit in a relationship.
He says: ‘I lost my nan, and that’s what kind of made me think about looking back at things and reflecting on things to work out why I’m the way I am now.’
Pete previously described Doreen as his ‘best friend.’
The star said she was his ‘biggest support’ during his turbulent teenage years, and even has a tattoo in her honour.
Writing his memoir, Pete said: ‘The day she died, I had been in London seeing friends. Mum called me and told me I needed to get to the hospital quickly.
‘Mum and I sat either side of her, holding each hand. I can remember the last words she said to me as if it were yesterday: ”You’re my soulmate”.’
Last week, Pete and his professional partner Jowita Przystał danced the Samba to George Of The Jungle and scored 26 points
Pete previously described Doreen as his ‘best friend.’ The star said she was his ‘biggest support’ during his turbulent teenage years, and even has a tattoo in her honour
To help him cope, Pete said earlier this year he has ‘a very good circle of strong women’ around him who help him process his feelings.
He said on Lorraine last month: ‘She was amazing Doreen, just an angel on earth. She had a major impact on my life and loosing her is the toughest thing I’ve ever been through.
‘She was more than a grandma she was my best friend. You can’t really understand your own emotions and feelings. Mine came out as anger because I couldn’t process what I was feeling.
‘I surround myself with a very good circle of strong women, it’s really important.
‘Women are so much more important at understanding and getting through difficult situations.
‘The boys go to the pub and it’s like “you alright, how are you” and that’s it. It does make a massive difference, it’s not just about talking it’s having someone just to listen.’
Pete and Jowita will perform the Quickstep on Saturday to Town Called Malice by The Jam.
Strictly continues on Saturday on BBC One at 6.20pm.