Pete Wicks angrily hits out as 'ridiculous' Zara McDermott affair rumours

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Pete Wicks has slammed swirling rumours that he's having an affair with Zara McDermott whilst her boyfriend Sam Thompson is in the I'm A Celebrity...

Get Me Out of Here! jungle. The former TOWIE star has admitted he finds the cheating rumours 'quite funny' after he and former Love Island star Zara McDermott have been spending significant time together over the past few weeks, reports the Mirror.The pair have been spotted together on social media on various occasions, with both of them working in an Argos advert on their Instagram accounts, and have also discussed Sam's stint on the gritty ITV reality series on the Staying Relevant podcast.Pete told New magazine: "Me and Zara find it quite funny" when probed about the backlash."That's the problem with social media everyone's got an opinion.

Sam is my brother, and Zara is a very good friend of mine. We just laugh about it."The 35-year-old - who shares a close friendship with both Zara and Sam - admitted that Zara is not his type and that he can't imagine a relationship between them ever working out.Pete went on to hail Sam's romance with Zara, telling the magazine: "They're such a great couple and I love them to bits.

It's just sad that people can't understand that girls and guys can be mates. It's ridiculous."Pete recently made headlines after he took a swipe at Zara after her Strictly Come Dancing 2023 experience, which was cut prematurely after she became the fifth contestant eliminated along with her partner Graziano Di Prima. "We didn’t realise how bad she was at dancing," he quipped.Speaking about being away from his co-host on their 'Staying Relevant' podcast whilst Sam is in Oz, Pete admitted he's been missing his chum and struggling to get on things without him: