They are both British and they both have the same last name, so what gives? Are Pete Wicks and Joe Wicks related?
Pete Wicks is not related to Joe Wicks. While the two share the same last name and are from the same country, it does not appear that they have any blood relation. Joe Wicks has two brothers, but neither is Pete. Pete Wicks doesn’t appear to have any siblings at all. They could be distant cousins but nothing has ever been confirmed.
You can read more below about the Wicks surname, what parts of the UK Joe Wicks and Pete Wicks are from, and if the two have ever crossed paths.
The Wicks Family Name
The surname Wicks isn’t exactly one of the most popular names in the world. When ranked by Forebears it comes in at the 18,988th most common last name in the world with 29,038 people carrying it.
The infrequency of the use of the last name Wicks means that it is quite possible that Pete and Joe are related somewhere back in their ancestry. After all, there are only 7,260 people in England who carry the last name.
This surname has a meaning that is similar to a lot of last names that are around now. It began referring to a hamlet where some villagers originated, but soon developed into a surname given to people who worked on a dairy farm.
According to Ancestry, the number one profession of men with the surname Wicks was that of a Farmer. Wicks women were most likely to be a stenographer, which is someone who writes notes in shorthand.
These professions are far from the one that Joe Wicks holds as one of the UK’s most famous fitness coaches and Pete Wicks’ role as a reality television star.
Where are Pete Wicks and Joe Wicks From?
Considering that Pete Wicks is on the reality television show The Only Way Is Essex, it should come as no shock to learn that he is from Essex. Essex is a county that is northeast of London, England.
The show The Only Way Is Essex is filmed in the Burrough known as Brentwood which is said to be within what is known as the “London Commuter Belt.” The show has brought a big following into the town and also a lot of criticism from the people of Essex County.
Many people who live in Essex are not impressed with the show and its portrayal of people from the region. This is despite the fact that all the people on the show are from Essex, although some have been described as caricatures of people from the area.
While it is unclear whether Pete grew up in Brentwood, his mother Tracy does currently live in Essex County in the town of Harlow. Tracy raised Pete by herself after she and his father divorced and his father disappeared.
Pete Wicks plays an exaggeration of himself on TOWIE but has been very vocal about the difference between his reality television self and real self. Watch Pete Wicks talk about this and Men’s Mental Health on Loose Women in the below video.
Joe Wicks on the other hand is from the town of Epsom in the county of Surrey, United Kingdom. Surrey is southwest of London and Epsom is actually right on the border of the city.
Epsom is famous for being what is known as a spa town and it is where the term Epsom salts come from. Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate-rich salts that come from the waters in the area.
Joe Wicks grew up here with his mom Racquela Mosquera, his dad Gary Wicks, and his two brothers George and Nikki. After graduating from high school, Joe went to St. Mary’s University in Twickenham for sports science.
He worked as a teaching assistant before deciding to pursue personal training for a career. It was through this pursuit that he became known as the Body Coach.
Have Pete Wicks and Joe Wicks Met?
It doesn’t appear that the two have ever crossed paths before. Joe Wicks obviously works out frequently for his job and is absolutely jacked, but so is Pete.
Maybe Pete Wicks has tried out a Joe Wicks workout before or maybe Joe Wicks is secretly a huge The Only Way Is Essex fan.
Either way, there are no photos of the two together and neither of them follows each other on any of their online platforms. The closest the two may have gotten was when they were both on series 16 of Celebrity Juice, but not on the same episode.