Strictly star Pete Wicks spills his best-kept gardening | UK News

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks has swapped out “nights out for gardening” after making it to the reside closing of the BBC dance competitors. The former TOWIE star discovered himself on the entrance web page after he reportedly cut up from Love Island star Maura Higgins at first of the 12 months.

Since then, followers have been dying to learn about his love life and who is ideal accomplice may very well be. However, the TV persona has determined to go away his wild partying way of life behind him in favour of more humble hobbies. Speaking completely to Express.co.uk, the 37-year-old has lifted the lid on his new gardening interest which has shortly grow to be fairly a handful.

In partnership with SMARTY Mobile, the podcast shared some of his best-kept gardening ideas. He advised us: “I’ve just moved into a new place, and I’m currently surrounded by, well I can only describe it as a rainforest. I’ve got more house plants than you can imagine.

“I’ve actually got a booklet now on each of the plants that I’ve got and how often I have to water them. I have to set alarms on my phone for watering and feeding the plants. It’s like having a load of green kids, it’s weird.

“There are literally hundreds of plants now, I genuinely think I live in a mini little rainforest in the sky at the minute. I’ve got a big cactus behind me, but they’re everywhere. So maybe I’m becoming a bit green-fingered”.

Pete chuckled: “That’s a really middle-aged thing now, I’m a bit green-fingered. Less nights out and more gardening for me”. Joining him in his lavish new pad are his two French Bulldogs Eric and Peggy who he has sweetly branded as his “perfect companions”.

He gushed: “As far as I’m concerned, it’s about finding the right match. It’s similar to when you’re looking at husbands and wives and whatever else you want, to find the right match for you.

“I think a lot of the time, what the problem is is people going specifically for certain breeds and whatever else that don’t necessarily suit their lifestyle. And for me, dogs are better than people.

“They always have been and they always will be because all they want is love, and what you give them in love, they give back to you tenfold. So for rescue dogs, it’s amazing that some of them have still got love to give, despite some of the previous history that they’ve had.

“But any dog, it’s not just about rescue or any specific breed, I love every dog.” It comes after the truth star reworked himself into the Easter Bunny for his newest marketing campaign with SMARTY Mobile.

Pete seemed as dapper as ever as he embraced the fictional character with his signature fluffy brown ears and matching tail. Making sure he nonetheless seemed fashionable, the TV persona opted for a brown swimsuit which he wore over a white T-shirt and teamed with a pair of patent black sneakers.

He teamed up with the cellular community after analysis revealed Brits are irritated by ‘chocflation’, with 85 per cent believing chocolate eggs have shrunk, regardless of being keen to spend an average of £5.70 on a branded egg.

Keen to become involved as he handed out eggs, Pete quipped: “Did I need to be dressed as an Easter Bunny to do this? No. But I am very happy to put a smile on people’s faces this Easter, who doesn’t want a free chocolate egg?”