For Dogs’ Sake, a Pete Wicks-starred hit series, has increased dog adoptions, with a Christmas special a day later a day on December 8th.
Pete Wicks has sparked a dramatic rise in dog adoptions following the success of his TV series, Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake. Available on U since 2024, the programme offers an inside look at Britain’s biggest dog rehoming charity. For the 37-year-old reality TV star, the series is a true passion project-and now, it seems his dedication is making a real difference.
Dog’s Trust has revealed that the launch of series two prompted a 20% jump in dog adoptions and a 25% boost in donations, with staff also reporting increased footfall at their centres. And fans of the show can look forward to a Christmas special, which will premiere on U and U&W on Monday, 8th December at 9pm.
Pete, who serves as Dog’s Trust’s ambassador, says he enjoys dogs because of their resilience and unwavering love. While his love of dogs first started when his family brought him home with his first rescue dog around the age of 10.
Speaking at the Christmas Special premiere, Pete said: “Rescue dogs often have an ability to love despite being treated terribly – that is such an emotional, yet wonderful thing. If more people could be like dogs, I think we’d live in a better world.”
The series’ feature in the show, which features Dogs Trust Basildon’s Lisa Cooper, has seen an increase in adoption applications and visitors to our centres since its launch. The broadcast of series two coincided with the highest number of adoption applications we have ever received in one month. “
Last week, Pete released a special instalment of his podcast, Man Made, for Men’s Mental Health Month featuring Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as a guest.
They discussed the heartbreaking passing of Nick, the brother of the prime minister, while Pete explained how his dogs have helped him through his own mental health struggles.
He claimed that being a calming force around my dogs is the only place I truly feel safe. It has been demonstrated by science that dogs and other animals help to calm the release of dopamine. “
Dog’s Trust is still incredibly successful, but the charity’s needs have never been greater. Owners who are no longer caring for their pets have contacted over 40,000 times this year.
Numerous dogs are being placed in foster homes, and the kennels are anticipated to be full throughout Christmas.
If you’re ready to give a dog love, safety, and everything else they need, get one, according to Pete; however, if you don’t, don’t if you think you’re capable of doing it. “
Another Dog’s Trust ambassador, Charlotte Hawkins, also showed up on the red carpet with Pete and also attended the Christmas special premiere.
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The Good Morning Britain presenter, who additionally hosts a podcast for the charity called Leaps and Hounds, said: “Like Pete I feel so passionate about finding a home for dogs without one, so this show is very much my cup of tea.
TV presenter Tyler West and celebrity host Roman Kemp joined them for the celebratory edition of the risky BBC reality series.
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Celebrity Race Across the World’s Roman Kemp recently had a chat with Tyler West(Image: Getty Images for Lionsgate UK)
A Celebrity Race Across the World contestant has revealed how he and his partner were forced to cope alone during filming. Speaking on a recent episode of the You About? podcast, Roman Kemp was joined by TV presenter Tyler West, with both having taken part in the celebrity version of the globe-trotting BBC reality programme.
Teaming up with his sister Harleymoon Kemp and going head-to-head with show competitor Tyler, Roman (son of I’m A Celeb’s Martin Kemp) embarked on a journey across the Caribbean and Pacific coastline of Central America.
In the programme, four pairs battle it out: Anita Rani and her dad, Bal; Dylan Llewellyn and his mum, Jackie; Tyler and Molly Rainford; and Roman and Harleymoon Kemp. The teams must cover 5,900 km from Isla Mujeres to Colombia’s Península de La Guajira.
But the contestants are banned from using air travel, and, to make matters even tougher, they’re forbidden from using smartphones. Roman explained: “And by the way, like, crew do not let you on their phones,” with Tyler adding: “Absolutely not.”
However, for Tyler, it sounded like a difficult sacrifice because he acknowledged that he was “peeking” at someone’s TikTok feed while driving.
Tyler continued, “That was a killjoy for me because I thought, there were so many times that Molly and I were stressed, and then I was like, “Molly, don’t worry, they’re gonna cut the cameras and come and help us in a minute.”
Roman then chimed in, asking if he thought he would get navigational help, as Tyler explained that he believed he would get “guidance” or maybe a “hint.”
No, there was actually nothing, he said, because that is how they usually capture the best moments or when we are stressed out. They simply say, “Roll the cameras, roll the cameras.”
In related news, Roman opened up about his mental health struggles during a candid chat with his sister on Thursday, 20 November’s episode.
During the programme, after the pair had finished a day’s journey and paused for a break at a bar, Roman confessed that he couldn’t fathom how Harleymoon managed to remain so positive.
Harleymoon claimed that she tries to “actively be happy,” which led to her brother’s admission that he was “jealous” about this trait. He said, “You make the decision to feel happy because I always believe you were born with a happy level [gestures highly] and my ceiling [gestures lower]gestures.
Do you understand what I mean when I say that I can’t fully understand [higher gesture] even with my tablets? He then addressed the cameras and discussed his journey with mental illness and antidepressants for more than 15 years.
He continued, “They certainly help for me. It’s not one size fits all for someone; for some people, it’s just going to the pub and drinking a pint with their friends.
He continued to share how he’d experienced “horrible times”, but had chosen to stop taking the medication as he’s now in a “good place in life”. Meanwhile, Tyler and Molly, who reportedly got acquainted during the 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing, shared about their experience on Celebrity Race Across the World on ITV’s Lorraine.
Tyler admitted that he thought “I think there were times along our journey on Race Across the World when I was like, I can’t get with anyone else because you’ve seen me in some vile circumstances.”
Molly agreed, mentioning “a few of the stomach issues” and how he had witnessed the actress at her worst.
He went on to detail some of the difficulties they encountered. You have a reasonable budget, and that’s a lie. You actually have to consider, like, it’s a survivalist, like, where am I going to eat. He pointed out.
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Where am I going to go to sleep, and how? How will we get there? “.
Despite his team’s severe slump, Arne Slot vowed to “keep fighting” on Thursday, saying his conversations with Liverpool’s owners have not changed.
PSV Eindhoven, the Premier League champions, suffered a 4-1 defeat on Wednesday at Anfield, making it their ninth defeat in all competitions.
In the final moments of the match, angry fans poured into the stands in droves to leave.
The 20-time English champions’ run of form is their worst in more than 70 years.
Liverpool are desperate to move up to 12th place in the Premier League table and travel to revitalized West Ham on Sunday.
In his first season in charge, Slot, who helped Liverpool win the Premier League title last year, expressed confidence in his job following Wednesday’s defeat.
He gave a press conference on Thursday to discuss West Ham’s game against the Lions, who look a different side under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
At the start of the press conference, the Liverpool manager was asked if he had spoken to the club’s owners since the PSV game.
He claimed that, “we’ve been having the same conversations since I’ve been here.”
We continue to fight. We all try to improve, and that’s what we all do. However, the conversations remain the same as they have for the past two and a half years.
The Dutchman reaffirmed that Liverpool’s standards had fallen, but he vowed to keep his players in good spirits.
He claimed, “We believe we can play better than we can.” However, when we did really well last season, there was a lot of attention on some particular individuals, and I always said that the team should be involved, and that they did just that.
We should also consider the team rather than the individuals, if the opposite is happening.
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After their second Champions League defeat, former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard issued a damning verdict about Slot’s situation.
With each defeat, Gerald said to TNT Sports, “It gets closer to becoming a crisis.”
At this football club, there are no justifications for a performance like that. You can’t deny the team’s massive difficulties.
After Wednesday’s humiliating defeat, Slot claimed it was difficult to come up with solutions and that his sleep was “not the best.”
He claimed that his team’s mistakes were frequently being punished, making the most of their chances.
He said, “We get knock after knock, which is difficult. I keep saying that we must keep fighting, especially when that occurs.
“And that’s what we did so well last year, and this is what this club has been about for a long time. And we anticipate that.
After the goalkeeper missed the PSV game with illness, Slot predicted Alisson Becker’s availability to face West Ham, and he also anticipated Florian Wirtz’s potential return to training on Saturday.
Leo XIV, Pope, praised Turkiye as a bridge between different cultures and religions during his first foreign visit since becoming pontiff. He warned that escalating conflicts were putting an end to humanity’s future. During his tour, the Pope will also be in Lebanon.
Spencer Matthews, the married woman who is currently I’m A Celebrity, first wed Vogue Williams in 2018 in the Made in Chelsea scene.
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Vogue Williams has revealed her plans to marry husband Spencer Matthews for a second time(Image: spencermatthews/Instagram)
Vogue Williams, the star of I’m A Celebrity, has revealed her intentions to recite their engagements to Spencer Matthews. The Dublin-based model and podcast host said she would like to tie the knot once more and plan a party to celebrate their 10-year wedding anniversary.
Vogue, 40, and Made in Chelsea star Spencer, 37, first married in 2018 in a secret wedding on a family estate in Scotland, surrounded by close family and friends. Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast Vogue & Amber, Vogue told her sister: “I tell you what, when I get married again, which I will to Spencer, we are probably just going to do it in our house.”
She continued, “We’ve given it some thought and we’re going to throw a 10-year wedding anniversary party in our house.”
Vogue has recently been forced to dispel rumors about a potential breakup with Spencer, especially in June 2023, when the couple refused to declare their fifth wedding anniversary in public.
These rumours intensified when Spencer left the couple’s shared podcast to focus on his own venture, Untapped, where he interviews atheletes. Discussing the issue with The Sun, Vogue highlighted the impact “baseless and cruel” gossip could have on their three children overhearing it at school, reports the Irish Mirror.
When questioned whether Vogue’s response had stifled the speculation, she responded, “Of course not! The next time, I’ll probably not bother. You’re just wasting your energy, folks. I believe that there is a point in my life where knowing what we really are is irrelevant.
You can kind of anticipate things like that when you’re in the public eye. All that matters is that our children are happy, our relationship is strong, and we are having a great time.
Spencer also expressed her deep regrets for Vogue in a heartfelt Instagram post, revealing how terrified she is of the Australian jungle is she.
He wrote, “It’s crazy how much you can miss someone you’ve spoken to every day for years,” in a photo of them kissing on Instagram. We haven’t spoken since we were married, and I think this is more than I had anticipated.
Vogue joined the camp as a latecomer alongside Celebs Go Dating favourite, Tom Read Wilson. Yet despite the huge buzz surrounding the TV presenter and podcaster’s participation in the series, bookies do not have high hopes at all when it comes to her claiming the jungle crown. In fact, she’s been described as “the rank outsider” to win.
The mum-of-three is currently “the rank outsider,” with odds of 200/1 for her chances of winning the series, which is filmed Down Under, as fans at home prepare to send one unwitting celebrity on their way.
