Pete Wicks has ruled out marrying Olivia Attwood anytime soon, despite the couple recently going Instagram official after months of speculation. Speaking to Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston on Heart, the former Strictly star, 37, answered the wedding question with a four-word admission: "Not anytime soon."
Relationship status confirmed
Pete and Olivia are one of the most talked-about celebrity couples in Britain right now. They confirmed their relationship after months of speculation following Olivia's split from footballer Bradley Dack. Since then, they have made a number of public appearances and bombarded each other's Instagram accounts with loved-up selfies.
Olivia was reported to have married her ex-Bradley in June 2023, but after their split it was reported that the couple were never legally married. Expanding on why their relationship works, Pete continued: "No, Liv and I have known each other for a long time. It's amazing, she's like one of my best friends but also someone I really fancy."
Long history and new nickname
Ex-TOWIE cast member Pete and Olivia, 35, first met almost a decade ago at the Specsavers Awards in London. But they stepped their relationship up a notch when Olivia split with her footballer ex. Pete made his feelings clear, declaring his love with a t-shirt which read "I love my girlfriend" on a recent Instagram post.
It has seemingly taken no time at all for the pair to come up with pet names for the other. Despite this, Pete is less than enamoured with his new nickname. Jamie said: "I've just looked at her Instagram, and there's a photo saying 'my little selfie with Pee-Wee'. Is that what she calls you?" Pete explained the meaning behind the name. He said: "So Pee-Wee started with her sister. We were on holiday in St Tropez a couple of months ago with her sister and her sister's husband. And her sister started calling me PeeWee and she knows I hate it, so now it's just Pee-Wee at every opportunity."
"It's just not great for a nearly 40 year old man to be called Pee-Wee, let's be honest. Everyone thinks it's very odd."
Possible addition to the clan
In a separate media appearance, Pete hinted he was ready to take his relationship with Olivia to the next level. While that might not be marriage, it could be purchasing a shared dog. Pete appeared on This Morning to discuss his TV show Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake. Between them, Pete and Olivia share three big dogs - and according to Pete, there could be an addition to the clan.
This Morning's Ben Shephard asked: "Is there a suggestion that there might be another (dog)?" Pete replied: "Listen, I would always love to take more dogs. My mission in life is to disappear from society, buy some land and just live with dogs. But I think I'm a little way off that, yet."
