Pete Wicks says being a godfather to Louise Thompson's son Leo is 'giving me something to live for' as he opens up on their 'strong bond'

Pete Wicks has said being a godfather to Louise Thompson's son Leo is 'giving me something to live for' as he opened up about their 'strong bond'. 

Louise and partner Ryan, both 35, revealed last week they were thinking of asking Pete, 37, to be their four-year-old son's godparent because he would be 'cool' and is 'very good with kids and animals.'

Now, TV personality Pete has said he is 'genuinely excited' by the new role and revealed he and Leo get on 'like a house of fire' 

Speaking with best pal and Louise's brother Sam Thompson on their podcast Staying Relevant, Sam said: 'They asked you to be godfather! I'm f***ing fuming'.

Pete replied: 'Would I be a good godfather? No listen, me and Leo spent some time together and Sam got jealous'.

'Yea I was jealous, I've known that kid since he was born and the moment he sees "uncle Pete", I just didn't see it coming, you just gravitate towards each other', Sam said.

Pete continued: 'Yeah Leo and I got on like a house of fire. I don't spend time with kids, I'm not great with kids but Leo is great, he is my new little pal.

'I am genuinely excited for when he turns 18. It's given me something to live for being a godfather, a godfather rights is taking your godson for his first legal pint.'

Pete explained that he doesn't think he would be a good father but 'can't wait to babysit' Leo. 

He said: 'I'm not horrible and don't get me wrong I don't want to do it all the time but I'm going to have a weekend with Leo. We are going to see if my babysitting skills are better. 

'I don’t spend time with kids so I don’t think I’ll be a good father, but people assume I will give them Guinness and swear because that’s what I’m like, they think I’m risky, but I can hold myself together and I can’t f***ing wait to babysit'. 

Sam admitted he is 'a bit hurt' by his nephew preferring Pete but enjoyed watching their 'strong bond' as the pair spent time at Louise and Ryan's Chelsea home. 

In a YouTube video for their podcast, Pete and Leo were seen spending the day together, from eating ice lollies, wearing matching dungarees and playing games on the sofa.  

Sam added: 'I'm just a bit hurt. But it was lovely to see you sat with Leo and bond with him it was really nice.' 

It comes after Louise suggested to fiance Ryan on their podcast He Said, She Said, that Pete would be a 'cool godparent' in their son's life.

She told Ryan: 'Pete doesn't necessarily like that many adults but he's very good with kids and animals.

'I think it's really important for Leo to have lots of cool godparents around him.'

Ryan questioned: 'Where are you going with this?' Louise replied: 'Well I was thinking she could ask Pete because I did notice that him and Pete have this really strong bond. They actually have so much in common. They only eat ice creams both of them.' 

Louise also confessed that the TOWIE star has also taught her son a 'wildly inappropriate' phrase. 

'His new favourite thing to say, which is so inappropriate and for anyone listening, please don't judge.

'You know what his new favourite thing to say is, he says it 100 times a day now - ''blood of hell!''

Laughing, Ryan said: 'He sat down and was like ''blood of hell''

Louise added: 'Everyone would ask ''hows your holidays been? Did Father Christmas come?'' and he would have gone ''blood of hell'' and then they would have said ''so who have you spent some time with?''

Sam and Louise have shared their close bond in a string of hilarious social media videos since rising to fame on Made In Chelsea.

Meanwhile Pete, who met Sam on Celebs Go Dating back in 2017, launched Staying Relevant with the I'm A Celebrity winner back in 2022.

Following a nationwide tour in 2024, the duo sold out a night at London's O2 Arena last September, and have since published a Sunday Times bestseller about their close friendship.

Last year the Pair spoke about their bond in an interview with YOU Magazine, with Sam saying: 'I've always been attracted to calm, strong older male friends. I need a big-brother character who balances me.'

Pete previously told Daily Mail: 'All of my strengths are Sam's weaknesses and vice versa, all of his strengths are the things I'm not so good at, and that kind of marries up really nicely.

'It's weird, it's kind of cliche, it sounds like I'm talking about my wife, he's kind of like the missing puzzle piece – he'll read this and he'll f*****g love it as well – but it's a very weird relationship.

'We've never had a row in the years of being mates, and we talk every day and spend a lot of our time together, but it just kind of works, but I think a lot of that comes from having complete trust in the other one.'