Pete Wicks considering drastic action after spotting health condition on Strictly
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Pete Wicks is debating whether to undertake a cosmetic procedure after noticing his face ‘drooping’. The reality star rose to fame appearing on The Only Way is Essex from 2015 until 2022, then going on to compete on Strictly Come Dancing last year.
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Now Pete, 36, has revealed he’s considering Botox after his skin broke out in ‘lumps and bumps’ during the BBC programme. During the latest episode of his Staying Relevant podcast with Sam Thompson, Pete spoke about ‘still having people messaging asking what I’ve done to my face’.
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‘I’m like “nothing’s happened”,’ he said before speaking about the fact he was considering it though. ‘I had a photoshoot and the glam squad doing my hair and all that sort of stuff, and I mentioned my skin’s been quite bad recently and I’ve been doing Strictly and all the other stuff and she literally said to me, “yeah, there’s a lot of lumps and bumps there, have you thought about Botox?” And I am thinking about it,’ he said.
‘I have no problem with people doing whatever makes them happy, but my face is drooping and I do feel at 36 years old I should maybe start looking at something,’ he continued. Sam then joked the reason Pete could be having issues with his skin was because he didn’t ‘smile enough’.
Not missing his chance to then poke fun at Sam, Pete then said he wanted to avoid procedures he’d undergone after ones like using salmon sperm injections ‘didn’t go well’. Although Sam said Botox didn’t have the desired result, Pete was worried it could make him look like a ‘kid’.
