On Lorraine Kelly's ITV show today, Monday 2 September, Pete Wicks, 36, credited Zara McDermott as a driving force behind his decision to join Strictly Come Dancing.
He confessed to having no prior knowledge of the dance competition and said he has 'never actually seen it', but Zara encouraged him to sign up.
Discussing his upcoming stint on the hit BBC show, TOWIE star Pete shared: "I'm petrified. I'm like a Ferrari from the waist down and a Volvo from the waist up.The hips are there - but the top half doesn't move.
I've got the hips but nothing else, and I feel like you need the whole body." Zara, who is dating Pete's best friend Sam Thompson, “pushed” him to compete on the upcoming 20th series.
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