Pete Wicks breaks down as he is forced to fight Jennifer Ellison and open up on Celebrity SAS

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins kicked off on Sunday night, with a new set of celebrities put through brutal training exercises.

And Pete Wicks was left in tears as he got stuck into the intense tasks and ended up breaking down after he was forced to fight Jennifer Ellison.

The TOWIE star, 33, was reduced to tears after the training staff pitted him against Jennifer, 39, in the milling challenge.

Upset: Pete Wicks was left in tears during a dramatic opening episode of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on Sunday

In the interviews, he said: ‘I just don’t know if I can fight a bird,’ saying he hates the idea of anyone fighting his mum.

Meanwhile, Jennifer added in her interview: ‘I’m all for equal opportunities and everything, but I would be a bit scared fighting a fella, because they’re stronger than you and bigger than you.’

The brutal fight ended with Pete striking Jennifer in the head, leaving him shaken and upset.

Oh no: The TOWIE star, 33, was reduced to tears after the training staff pitted him against Jennifer Ellison, 39, in the milling challenge - with the pair forced to engage in combat

Distressed: The brutal fight ended with Pete striking Jennifer in the head, leaving him shaken and upset

Pete tearfully apologised to her, as he admitted: ‘I punched her in the back of the head.’ 

The reality star was then picked for interrogation, where he admitted that he hates talking about himself. 

Finally opening up, he explained the process has been a wake up call in showing him how much he'd abused his body. 

He said: 'I've wasted so much of my life being a selfish p***k, and I don't want to be that anymore. I want to be someone people are proud of.' 

He said that he feared relationships as he didn't want to allow anyone the ability to hurt him, but admitted he needed to work on that or would be alone forever.

As Pete left, the staff commented: 'He's an emotional wreck.'

Oh dear: Pete tearfully apologised to her, as he admitted: ‘I punched her in the back of the head.

Moment: Pete and Jennifer looked on with trepidation during the show

Viewers at home took to Twitter to praise Pete on his vulnerability, and admit that the emotional scenes had affected them.

One said: 'Pete Wicks is a warrior'.

While another quipped: 'No, YOUR crying over Pete Wicks! I’m definitely not'.

A third echoed: 'Omg Pete Wicks , bless him' followed by a love heart emoji. 

'Warrior': Viewers at home took to Twitter to praise Pete on his vulnerability, and admit that the emotional scenes had affected them

Pete was joined on the show by actresses Maisie Smith, 21, and Jennifer Ellison, 39; TV Personality Calum Best, 41; Reality TV Stars, Amber Gill, 24, and Ferne McCann, 32; Javelin Olympic Gold Medallist, Fatima Whitbread MBE, 61. 

Also taking part is ex-Footballer Ashley Cain, 31; Influencer and brothers AJ and Curtis Pritchard, 27 and 26; Olympic Sprinter, Dwain Chambers, 44; Olympic Gold Medallist Jade Jones OBE, 29, Professional Boxer, Shannon Courtenay, 29, and Paralympic High Jumper, Jonathan Broom-Edwards MBE, 34.

The show began with the celebs each going into a gas chamber where they were forced to remove their gas masks and test their nerves.

The celebrities were reduced to tears and threw up, as an effect of the gas, before struggling to find their way out.

Commendable: After Fatima Whitbread managed to get through the challenge with flying colours, she was taken to interrogation

After Fatima Whitbread managed to get through the challenge with flying colours, she was taken to interrogation.

She explained how she had been abandoned as a baby and spent her childhood in foster care.

Fatima explained: 'Sport was my saviour. Finding Margaret, my adoptive mother, was the best thing that ever happened to me.'

Meanwhile, Amber started to struggle during one of the exercises, and broke down later in camp, saying she 'couldn't do it'.

Struggling: Meanwhile, Amber Gill started to struggle during one of the exercises, and broke down later in camp, saying she 'couldn't do it'