Reality TV star Pete Wicks: 'Cancer is that word people don’t want to talk about'

Following his testicular cancer scare, Wicks has teamed up with Movember to urge men to stay alert for lumps and get them checked quickly

Pete Wicks and Sam Cornforth partner with men’s health charity, Movember ahead of testicular cancer awareness month in April to encourage men to regularly check themselves and ‘Know Thy Nuts’. Picture: Niklas Hallen/PA Wire

Reality TV star Pete Wicks wants men to talk about their health more.

“It’s still kind of a taboo for guys to talk about their own mental health and their own physical health — guys still don’t want to talk about that,” says the former TOWIE cast member, also known for appearances on Celebs Go Dating and Celebrity MasterChef.