PETE Wicks has signed up for Strictly Come Dancing.
The reality TV star follows DIY SOS star Nick Knowles and EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick in joining the line-up.
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Pete has joined the line up of Strictly Come DancingCredit: The Mega Agency
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He’s friends with former contestant Zara McDermott and boyfriend SamCredit: PA
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Pete and Sam visited Zara and former pro partner Graziano Di Prima on set last yearCredit: Planet Photos
Pete, 36, is the best friend of Zara McDermott’s boyfriend Sam Thompson – who earlier this month revealed she had been kicked by professional dancer Graziano Di Prima, leading to his sacking.
A source said: “Pete has joined the Strictly line up and is excited to get started.
“He isn’t much of a dancer but that’s what the BBC loved about him. They wanted the show to feel more like it did in the beginning.
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“Pete is also going to attract younger viewers who have followed his career since Towie.”
Previously Pete has appeared on Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins and The Real Full Monty – where he stripped naked for charity.
He was spotted in the audience last year after Zara, 27, competed on the show with Graziano.
The Sun revealed on July 13 that Graziano, 30, had been sacked by the BBC following allegations made by Zara.
During rehearsals, he kicked her and is accused of shouting: “My dead grandma could dance better than you.”
Graziano fled the UK and is now working on a farm in Sicily.
Amanda Abbington compares Strictly training to ‘the Marines’ saying relationship with Giovanni was ‘disastrously unworkable’
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Graziano was sacked from the show for kicking ZaraCredit: PA
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Pete appeared in the audience of the show last year to support ZaraCredit: Getty
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