All of Pete Wicks’ desires are coming true directly after Strictly Come Dancing.
Tonight, the previous Towie star, 36, is competing within the Strictly semi-final towards Chris McCausland, Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill, and Sarah Hadland.
Nobody was extra shocked than Pete to make it this far, bursting into tears when Tess Daly learn out his identify final Sunday when he escaped the dance-off as soon as once more.
He doesn’t have a lot religion he’ll be lifting the Glitterball trophy, however both means, Pete is a winner. `
Over the past three months, Pete’s gone from actuality TV star dangerous boy to the folks’s champion and now he’s already landed the right TV present airing subsequent month, For Canines’ Sake.
Pete may have unique entry to Canines Belief, and will likely be there to assist his new four-legged pals from the second they’re rescued to the purpose after they’re rehomed.
‘It’s the place I received considered one of my canines, Eric, 10 years in the past,’ Pete tells Metro.co.uk.
‘Animals have been an enormous ardour of mine for my total life, and since I’ve had a little bit of a platform, I’m actually fortunate to form of have the ability to give a little bit of a voice and unvoiced.
‘With the ability to movie one thing and provides a second likelihood to weak canines who deserve love simply as a lot as people do, was only a actually superb factor to do and brought 4 years to get off the bottom.
‘It’s the one factor I’ve ever needed to do in TV – I can’t wait for everybody to see it.’
It’s no secret Pete has devoted a lot of his life to defending animals. He’s labored undercover on fur farms in Finland, shut down canine meat farm in South Korea, and famously saved a pig from being cooked by his superstar campmates on Bear Grylls’ The Island.
No marvel he’s teamed up with Lily’s Kitchen as a part of its nationwide marketing campaign Welcome To Lapland, celebrating the bond between pet mother and father and their pets.
‘I desire animals to people,’ he says. ‘Canines particularly. They’ve been there for me it doesn’t matter what.’
No extra so than during the last 12 weeks since Pete appeared on Strictly Come Dancing.
Towards the percentages, he’s made it all of the option to the semi-finals – and rightly so. His journey has been some of the compelling on this total collection.
However whereas the general public is backing him each week, trolls have been piling on with abuse.
‘My canines have been a godsend to me. I’ve had a whole lot of stick and it’s so good to close off from the noise and simply sit down with the canines the place I really feel protected and comfy,’ he says.
‘They don’t choose me or care if I’ve danced properly. They simply care about spending time with me and that’s a lovely escapism from the depth of Strictly.’
However Pete has constructed a thick pores and skin being within the public eye, significantly as an animal activist.
There isn’t any justification for animal cruelty however when Pete makes use of his platform to combat for his or her safety, he’s nonetheless hit with backlash from a merciless nook of social media.
‘That’s half and parcel of freedom of speech, everybody has a distinct opinion, and everybody’s entitled to an opinion.
‘You’re by no means going to please everybody, everybody has to take account for their very own life, what they need to do with it, and what means one thing to them.
‘It doesn’t imply that everybody has to agree with me or that everybody has to agree on every part, but it surely’s necessary to be sort, perceive different folks’s opinions, why they consider that, and likewise educate your self.
‘For those who consider you’re proper the entire time it doesn’t get you anyplace, as a result of we’re all unsuitable at totally different factors in our lives, however when you’re unsuitable, it’s about educating your self as to why you’re unsuitable after which making the appropriate selections going ahead.
‘Errors are completely effective, however small mindedness will not be.’
With the launch of his new present and his podcast with finest pal Sam Thompson, the longer term is wanting brighter than ever for Pete.
He’s received over an enormous new fan base on Strictly Come Dancing and at this level, the world is his oyster.
Nonetheless although, he’s taking his success daily.
‘Earlier than I fear about subsequent 12 months, I’ll replicate on the 12 months I’ve simply had,’ he says.
The Lily’s Kitchen restricted version Christmas ranges for each canines and cats are in the stores at the Lily’s Kitchen web site and at different shops together with Pets at Residence, Amazon, Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
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