TOWIE’S Pete Wicks has received terrifying death threats where “fans” promised to kill him – and others begged him to send used underwear. The reality star, 32, is entering the celebrity version of Channel 4’s social media reality show The Circle with Made In Chelsea’s Sam Thompson, 28, on March 9. However, Pete has revealed […]
TOWIE’S Pete Wicks has received terrifying death threats where “fans” promised to kill him – and others begged him to send used underwear.
The reality star, 32, is entering the celebrity version of Channel 4’s social media reality show The Circle with Made In Chelsea’s Sam Thompson, 28, on March 9.
However, Pete has revealed his own experience with social media has not been entertaining – as he’s been sent death threats due to his actions on Towie.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, he said: “I’ve had all sorts of weird stuff. Generally you’ll get a lot of people calling you this, that, and the other on a daily basis, and it doesn’t really bother me.
“But the death threats, they were quite mental. I had people burning pictures of me and sending videos of it, and someone had made a dummy they threw on a bonfire.
“I’m a popular guy! I didn’t report it, what are the police going to do? I can’t really understand all that stuff, that someone would take the time out of their day just to purposely be a tit.
“It says more about them than it does me. There are hundreds of people that get far worse than I do. I can see how it would affect people. But like I said, I’m quite thick-skinned about stuff so it is what it is.”
It’s not always death threats, as the reality star also had people pestering him for used underwear.
He continues: “I’ve had people ask for locks of my hair, had people ask for my pants, I’ve had people ask for pictures of my feet. It was a guy, though!
“He would not stop DM’ing me, his Instagram name was Mr. Sniffer, and he wanted my pants, worn, preferably, and would not stop, just literally would not stop.
“I always remember it, because I kept sending it to my mates going, “Mr. Sniffer’s back.” It was odd! I get some really weird s***.”
Pete will be living with Sam throughout the Celebrity Circle experience as they catfish the other contestants into believing they are Countdown’s Rachel Riley.
However Pete – who presents gossip show Pete and Sam’s Reality News with his pal – is less than excited about living with him.
Pete said: “I’m thinking about taking in some rope so I can tie him to a radiator in his bedroom if he aggravates me. Maybe some gaffer tape, just in case he keeps talking. But you know the worst thing about Sam is, me and him have never lived together.
“We’ve been away together before and it was hell. I took him to Barcelona for a work thing I had and I booked him a flight home early, because he aggravated me so much.
“So I’m kind of stuck with him, and I don’t really know how I’m going to cope with that. To be honest with you, I’m more worried about that than I am the actual game.
“I’m not even joking about tying him to the radiator, genuinely. I will tie him up outside if I have to. It’s going to be a test for me and him, for sure. He gets very uptight about things as well.
“I genuinely feel like I’m going to be looking after him. He’s messy as well. So I’m going to be picking up all his stuff all the time. To be honest with you, I’m more there as his au pair than I am anything else.”
The Celebrity Circle will air on Channel 4 on Tuesday, March 9.
