Reality TV star Pete Wicks has teased the "wild" impact that Strictly Come Dancing 's had on his lifestyle. Pete, 36, has been paired up with professional dancer Jowita Przystał , 30, for the latest series of the BBC show. The former the Only Way is Essex cast member took to the dancefloor with Jowita for their first routine together last weekend, having performed a paso doble to the Prodigy 's song Breathe.

They are due to perform an American smooth in the second live show over the weekend. It's been announced that the upcoming routine will be set to the song I Had Some Help, released by Post Malone and featuring Morgan Wallen. Ahead of the routine, Pete - who has prompted rumours that he could be "in love" with his dance partner -shared an update on the experience with his followers on his Instagram Story .

The contestant - who has previously teased that he used to have a "party boy life" some years - shared his surprise to be in bed by 9.30pm on a Friday night now, with him getting some rest ahead of being in the TV studio on Saturday. He wrote in a post on the platform on Friday night: "In bed by 9.

30 on a Friday. Wild." Pete accompanied the message to his fans in the evening with a melting face emoji.

He had teased just hours earlier in a previous post on social media that there's just "one more sleep" until his return to the dancefloor. Pete and Jowita were on the lower end of the leaderboard following the first live show of the series. It was announced to fans that he.