It's been a hot sec since we heard of former TOWIE star Pete Wicks having a romantic dalliance; he seems to spend all his time third-wheeling with BFF, Sam Thompson and his partner, Zara McDermott.
In fact, the last time we checked, it was TOWIE turned House of Sims icon Chloe Sims that Pete was caught up with in an 'are they aren't they?' situationship, but now Chlo is stateside and living her best L.A life.
Pete has now opened up about where he stands in the world of all things romance and in classic Pete fashion he was as brutally honest as always.
"If you're not feeling it, you're not feeling it," he confessed to OK!, "That’s kind of where I’m at now, obviously I'm a bit older now and wasting time is kind of pointless, unless you see something long-term."
"I would love to find the right person and get married and do all that sort of stuff," he went on. "But if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I'm quite happy on my own. So I'm not craving or desperate for it."
Louder for the people at the back, Pete.
What happened with Pete Wicks and Chloe Sims?
They fell out after “crossing the boundaries” of their friendship and we never thought we'd see the day that Pete and Chloe reunited - especially after she unfollowed him on Instagram - but, much to our surprise, the TOWIE stars have been spotted together... kinda.
In honour of her sister Demi's birthday, Chloe took to her Instagram Stories to share a series of throwbacks and among them was a video featuring Pete poking fun at the youngest Sims sister.
"That's a serious outfit, Dem," Pete can be heard telling Demi in the clip, to which she replies, "I know, I'm just lit. I'm fire. I'm the fire emoji!"
"You're lit! You're fire! Fire in the booth!", Pete shouts back as Demi and Chloe giggle in the background.
Although Pete featured in the video, Chloe didn't mention him in the post and simply paid tribute to Demi instead. She wrote, "@demsims you are ❤️🔥🔥".
It's been a struggle to keep up with Pete and Chloe's rollercoaster relationship at time, but the pair are firmly OFF with the mum of one opening up about her decision to hit the unfollow button and cut Pete out of her life.
"There isn't a major reason why. We haven't got a friendship or a relationship - not in a bad way, we just went our separate ways," she told new! magazine at the time.
She added, "I genuinely wasn't doing it in a nasty way. I've had him muted for a long time and I just didn't want to have him on there any more."
Chloe also insisted she wasn't on bad terms with Pete but instead said they were "not on any terms", admitting, "It is what it is."
It's a far cry from September 2021, when the reality TV veterans raised eyebrows after they were caught arm-in-arm at the National Television Awards.
The pictures of the former “friends with benefits” beaming as they left the event together, sparked suspicion from fans that they’re back on, however Pete insisted they were just friends in an exclusive chat with Closer.
He told us last year, "We’re back to being mates again. Me and Chloe are really good. It’s been really nice to spend time with her again, I missed her. I’ve known her for such a long time and we’re such good friends.
"Obviously, we had whatever happened between us, but I think that’s all in the past. It’s nice we can go out and have a laugh together. I’ve done some filming for TOWIE with her and Diags and I love it. We’re genuine mates."
CHECK OUT TOWIE - 11 of the worst love triangles EVER
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1 of 11Mark Wright, Lauren Goodger and Sam Faiers
The OG TOWIE triangle. When we were first introduced to the Essex lot, Mark was dating long term girlfriend Lauren but from the very first episode it was clear that he was less than committed by his outrageous flirting with one Sam Faiers.
2 of 11James 'Arg' Argent, Lydia Bright and Gemma Collins
Gemma and Arg have had more ons and offs than a light-switch at closing time, but before Gemma was Arg's long-term love Lydia. It's been ongoing with Arg and Lydia regularly hanging out, and Arg often talking about how 'close' they are when he was still with Gem.
3 of 11Lauren Pope, Chloe Sims and Mario Falcone
TOWIE OG's Lauren and Chloe formed a close bond during their lengthy reigns as Queen Bees, but in 2014 hit the rocks when they were both played by love rat Mario. But in a sisterly twist, Lauren ended up standing up for Chloe in a showdown with Mario in the penultimate episode of that series.
4 of 11Jake Hall, Chloe Lewis and Lauren Pope
Jake Hall and Chloe Lewis had been dating for an impressive six years when a kiss with Lauren led to them nearly splitting up in 2016. As is often the way in reality telly land, soon after joining the cast as a couple, temptation called and after his rendezvous with the glamour model he lied through his teeth about it for months.
5 of 11Chloe Sims, Amber Turner and Dan Edgar
Dan and Amber had a turbulent relationship from the beginning but during and on/off period in 2019 Dan and Chloe crossed the line from friendship to romance after a holiday fling in Thailand. However, it wasn't long before Dan went back to Amber, leaving Chloe hurt and humiliated.
6 of 11Harry Lee, Frankie Sims and Chloe Brockett
First Chloe and Harry were dating, but after they split in 2019 Harry began cracking on with Chloe Sims little sister Frankie. But WAIT; in October 2019 Harry was caught flirting up a storm with his ex Chloe, leading to a series of blazing rows and the eventual demise of Hankie. Chloe later told Closer, "Harry is a good looking boy. I am close to him."
7 of 11Gemma Collins, Rami Hawash and James Argent
It seems nothing ever ran smoothly with Gemma and Arg. In 2013, Arg was distraught when Gemma got engaged to businessman Rami but their betrothal was short lived and they split in 2014. Cue six years of back-ing and forth-ing with Gemma and Arg, before they eventually split "for good" in 2020, with Gemma now back dating Rami.
8 of 11Shelby Tribble, Sam Mucklow and Tom McDonnell
Shelby and Sam are now proud parents to a bouncing baby boy but it wasn't always smooth sailing between them. During series 24 (and that fateful Thailand trip) Sam and Shelby grew romantic but when Sam had his head turned by Demi Sims, Shelby ended the series snogging Tom.
9 of 11Charlie Sims, Ferne McCann and Jasmin Walia
Charlie and Ferne were an established couple but the series ten trip to Las Vegas certainly rocked their foundations when Charlie gave in to temptation. After sexting Jasmin, Charlie found himself alone with her and the two shared a snog, with him later coming clean to Ferne who was at home in Essex.
10 of 11Diags, Fran Parman and Tom Pearce
This one got VERY complicated, given that Diags and Tom were best mates. While Diags couldn't admit that he was in love with his then housemate Fran, Tom decided to intervene by romancing Fran himself to try and give Diags the kick up the bum he needed. It was looking a bit iffy for a while there, but Diags and Fran ended up dating for three years with his friendship with Tom in tact.
11 of 11Mark Wright, Lauren Goodger and Lucy Mecklenburgh
It was clear it was doomed from the start, wasn't it? In between (!) his flirtations with Sam Faiers and his actual relationship with Lauren Goodger, Mark was romancing a teenaged Lucy, and brought her to Lauren's charity fashion show. Cue tears and lifelong insecurity for our Loz. Sob.