WICKSY PEDIA
HE WENT FROM CITY WORKER TO REALITY TV STAR AND NOW PETE WICKS IS SHOWING OFF HIS TATTOOS AND ABS AS HE TALKS KEEPING FIT, STAYING GROUNDED AND THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
WORDS: ADAM DUXBURY // PHOTOGRAPHY: MARKUS BIDAUX
Pete wears shorts by Rufskin
What started your interest in health and fitness?
I’ve been quite sporty since I was a kid. When I was young, and until I was about five, I was a bit of a porker — I was a fat baby, like rolls on the knees! But when I started going to primary school I got into sport. I got a scholarship to go to a secondary school that was big on sport and I used to play a lot of football and rugby. I used to box and I swam nationally. It’s always been more of a lifestyle as opposed to a hobby. I think it’s good for your body but it’s good for your mind as well — healthy body, healthy mind; I believe in that.