Pete Wicks quickly became TOWIE's hottest lothario when he joined the cast back in 2015 and romanced the likes of Jess Wright and Megan McKenna.
Pete's two biggest relationships were his turbulent 18-month on / off relationship with Megan and his subsequent romance with Shelby Tribble, although he seems to have forgotten about the latter if his latest comments are anything to go by...
The Essex fitlord appeared on the latest episode of the Sex, Lies and DM Slides podcast earlier this week and told hosts Saffron Barker and Anastasia Kingsnorth that he'd only ever had "one girlfriend" and name-checked Megan.
Err, what about Shelby, hun?
Pete said, "I’m always single. I’ve only had one girlfriend. It was for 18 months and it was more off than it was on. I was with her last night, Megan McKenna. That’s the only girlfriend I’ve ever had.
"She dumped me and threw me out every week. Literally every week."
Clearly he's forgotten about his eight-month relationship with Shelby, who joined the cast of TOWIE in 2018 as Pete's new flame.
Their romance got off to quite a rocky start after Liam 'Gatsby' Blackwell alleged that Shelby had grinded on him on a night out. However, by the start of the next series Pete and Shelby had gone "official" and had both dropped the L-bomb.
Sadly though, their relationship didn't work out and they split amid claims Pete was texting TEN other women. Shelby later admitted she had felt "in Megan McKenna's shadow" throughout their relationship.
These days, Shelby is loved up with another TOWIE star - Sam Mucklow - and they share one-year-old son Abel.
Pete is set to take part in Celebs Go Dating for the third time later this month, but fans are convinced he might have let slip that he has a secret girlfriend.
On an episode of their podcast, Staying Relevant, Pete was quizzed by Sam Thompson about who he took home after a night out.
Sam asked "Were you with the girl?"
To which Pete responded, "I don't know what girl you're talking about because obviously I am filming something at the minute which means I am not dating anyone."
Hmmm. That doesn't sound suspicious at all, does it?
Admittedly, this particular episode aired a few weeks ago, so perhaps - perhaps - the female friend Sam quizzes Pete about is someone he met on the E4 show. If so, it would be the agency's first successful pairing EVER.
Staying Relevant also features Sam asking Pete about his love life, and in particular his experience with dating porn stars.
Sam confessed he would feel pressure sleeping with a porn star and asked if they were "wild," but Pete said ,"It's their job so actually sometimes it's worse."
Um , how though?
CHECK OUT a complete guide to Pete Wicks' dating life (mysteruious new lady not included...yet)
Pete Wicks relationship history
Pete Wicks relationship history
He might be one of the most desirable men in tellyland but Pete's not got loads of proper relationships to his name (in fact, that makes sense). Instead he's got a string of romantic liaisons under his belt.
Pete Wicks and Jess Wright
Way back in 2015, shortly after joining TOWIE, Pete and Jess struck up a romantic connection but their boat was rocked when she drunkenly snogged fellow cast mate Lewis Bloor. "I think after the whole Lewis Bloor thing, it kind of made me realise I don't want to fall out with her because I've always said I love her as a person. We nearly fell out over that,"said Pete at the time."But we're not really compatible relationship-wise. We'll always have a bit of chemistry but we're better off as friends."
Jess Wright
Jess is the sister of TOWIE OG and household name Mark Wright, but has gone on to have a killer career of her own. She had some success as a singer after signing a three-single deal with All Around the World records and is now a popular Instagram influencer. In 2020 she announced she was engaged to her CEO boyfriend, William Lee-Kemp.
Pete Wicks and Verity Chapman
Next of the TOWIE conquests was Verity Chapman, who joined the cast in 2015 and fell out with almost all of the female cast, lasting just a year on the show. She did, however, catch the eye of Pete during her brief stint, and the pair were romantically linked after sharing a kiss.
Verity Chapman
Verity also briefly dated Made in Chelsea's resident lothario Spencer Matthews but is now loved up with a boyfriend out of the public eye. She runs Verity's Brow Bar in north London and is qualified in administering filler and microblading.
Harriette Harper
Pete and Harriette dated before he entered the spotlight but she quickly followed suit, appearing on Ex on the Beach in 2017alongside Charlotte Dawson and even hinting she would love to join TOWIE. "If the situation was right and the storyline was right I would most definitely join TOWIE. I would shake it up," she said. "It needs shaking up. It feels like the same old stories – she cheated on him, he cheated on her, blah blah... I feel like they need someone in there to rock the boat and I could do it."
Pete-wicks-girlfriend
She's done the rounds in reality TV and was linked to Aaron Chalmers from Geordie Shore. However, she's now all loved up with boyfriend Taser Hassan and announced in 2020 that they are having a baby girl. She now has a son, Hudson, too.
Pete Wicks and Megan McKenna
Arguably his most high profile relationship, Pete dated Megan for a year and a half in 2016 but their relationship turned sour - which was all caught on TOWIE for all to see. They eventually broke up after Megan couldn't get over infidelity claims with Pete reportedly sexting his ex and their relationship became 'toxic'.
Megan McKenna
One of TOWIE's biggest stars in recent years Megan has been focusing on her music career as she tries to carve out a space for her favourite genre, country, in the UK. She won The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019. And - PLOT TWIST - Megan also signed up to the Celebrity Dating Agency in 2019 where she filmed with Pete for the first time since their split and put their bad blood behind them. Meg has since split from her super secret boyfriend Josh Riley and is now in a relationship with her mystery boyfriend Ben.
Jacqui Ryland
The ex in question was Jacqui Ryland, an ex-glamour model. In 2017 she went public with sexts from Pete and said, "It was the whole thing about girl code." It wasn't about being fame-hungry...it was to tell Megan, 'Don't be fooled by all this'. I think from her point of view it was 100 per cent genuine, but from his, not so much."
Jacqui Ryland
Jacqui now describes herself as a "fashion and fitness influencer" and has 108k followers on Instagram. She's a mum to two sons and a daughter, who she keeps off social media.
Pete Wicks and Shelby Tribble
His next serious relationship was with another TOWIE cast member (and Megan lookalike) Shelby Tribble, who he dated in 2018. Following their split after Pete was (once again) caught sexting other women, Shelby said, "To be honest, I always felt like I was living in Megan's shadow, because when we first got together he used to mention her a lot. "My relationships have taught me not to change who you are for a man."
Shelby also spoke out about her 'heartbreak' following the revelations that Pete had sent a number of flirty and x-rated texts to multiple women while he was with her.Speaking to The Sun, Shelby explained: "I was devastated, I thought he was The One but after reading those texts I was left heartbroken." The TOWIE newbie revealed she discovered the messages, including naked images sent from several women, the day before she was due to join Pete at a friends wedding in Croatia. Shelby also admitted that many of Pete's messages were sent while she was in bed asleep and Pete was in the same house but downstairs on his sofa.
It's also claimed that Pete had messaged one woman asking her join the Mile High Club with him, and told another to 'stop putting up sexy pictures'.“I don’t know any of the girls personally but I was aware of them from Instagram," Shelby added. "There were a lot of messages – it wasn’t just with one or two girls, there were at least ten.”
Shelby Tribble and Sam Mucklowe
Shelby is now happily loved up with fellow former TOWIE star Sam Mucklow and in 2020 they welcomed a baby boy Abel.
Megan Barton-Hanson
Pete was linked to Love Island star Megan after the two of them reportedly disappeared together during a wild night out at a strip club while she was still with Wes Nelson. He was swift to slam the claims, though, saying, "Do you know what, it's so ridiculous. At the minute I seem to be getting links with a new person every week.""Obviously Megan's in a relationship, seems really happy, it's like a friendly thing. It's turning into a bit of a pantomime. It's just ridiculous. There's no truth in any of it. I just seem to get typecast as being some sort of pantomime villain at the minute."
Megan Barton-Hanson
After breaking up with Wes, Megan went on to star on the following season of Celebs Go Dating where she found love with fellow celeb, TOWIE's Demi Sims. After that relationship broke down, Megan dated musician Chelcee Grimes and has most recently been linked to Pete's best pal James Lock ('Lockie").
Georgina Mullins
Pete had some successful dates on Celebs Go Dating but shortly after starring announced he'd gone official with a girl not on the show, Georgina Mullins, after meeting on Instagram."I met someone recently who has been a bit of a game changer," he said. "I'm with someone now who is a lovely girl. She's not from Essex and I'm out of the game."We are dating exclusively and I am really, really happy. She's not like anyone I have dated before."The relationship soon fizzled out and Georgia has disappeared off social media.
Chloe Sims
Despite always insisting they were just friends and telling Closer with his OWN MOUTH they'd never go there in 2019 (how could you, Pete?) in October 2020 it was finally revealed they'd been friends with benefits for TWO years but Chloe was left hurt after he admitted that he 'couldn't give her what she wanted'. The pair are no longer close.
Pete Wicks and Ella Rae Wise
Following his on/off romance with Chloe, the long-haired lothario enjoyed a 'flirty friendship' with co-star Ella Rae Wise after lockdown in 2020. Despite the pair sharing a kiss, nothing came of their relationship. Ella said at the time, "When I said to the girls, 'We're quite flirty,' I think they took it as a little thing; they didn't realise how flirty we were. Even the show producers said, 'We can sit there and watch you look at each other.' He's got really good chat."
Jessika Power
Pete was linked to Married At First Sight Australia star Jessika Powerwhen she revealed to Closer that they'd been swapping flirty messages. She told us, "I think Pete is cute! We met when I did his podcast recently. We follow each other on Instagram and he and I have a bit of flirty banter.
Elma Pazar
Having dated a number of his TOWIE co-stars, Pete has reportedly set his sights on newbie Elma Pazar in a bid to become Essex's next power couple and get more screen time.