PETE Wicks was seen looking downcast as he was spotted for the first time since his shock split from Maura Higgins.
The ex-Towie star Pete, 37, and former Love Island star Maura, 34, ended their relationship following a string of fiery rows.
On Saturday morning, Pete was seen moving boxes into his car with the help of his mum Tracy.
The Strictly star wore a cream jumper, a pair of black trousers and some black and white trainers.
He was seen shifting plastic boxes filled with clothes to the boot of a car, while him mum clutched some coats in her arm.
Despite yesterday being Valentine's Day, the TV personality looked far from in the mood to celebrate romance right now.
The podcast host seemed in low spirits as he went about his errands.
He also sent a cryptic message to his ex while donning a cap with the writing 'smoke and mirrors' on.
The term is a known idiom that means something is deceptive or misleading.
Yesterday, Maura stepped out looking red hot on a Valentine's date following the split.
The reality star looked drop-dead gorgeous in the red show-stopping outfit as she was accompanied on the dinner date by her friend.
Maura appeared to take a swipe at Pete, captioning the post: "Left on Red," which prompted a fan to ask: "Oh no, what did Pete do?"
Meanwhile, Pete has announced he's taking on a job with Olivia Attwood - who's famously in a feud with I'm A Celeb star Maura.
Maura and Pete had been linked with each other for more than a year before going official last autumn, and they were pictured snogging in pubs on multiple occasions.
But the pair remained extremely coy about their romance during their time together.
The couple spent a romantic Christmas break together in Ireland after her time on I'm A Celebrity and his successful Strictly stint.
Awkward moment Maura Higgins dodges Pete Wicks question live on Loose Women
It followed a rare admission from both that they missed one another while Maura was in the jungle.
Maura, meanwhile, who has previously dated Love Island legends Curtis Pritchard and Chris Taylor, was just as cagey on Loose Women last month.
When panellist Frankie Bridge said that her and Pete made a good couple, Maura replied: "Do we really? I never really thought about it."
Going on, she said: “Not really much to tell, we spend time together, get on really well, and he is a great person.
"But there is nothing to tell.”
Former Towie man Pete admitted to Lorraine Kelly in a recent interview that he didn't like to publicly talk about relationships after years of his romances making headlines.
The writing was already on the wall last month when Maura declared "I don't need a man".
When asked in an interview with The Times whether she has “terrible taste in men,” the Love Island star replied: “Yes.”
She went on to say “it would be lovely” to be in love, and coyly said she’s “happy now,” when asked whether or not she’d found the one.
And on the topic of Pete, Maura shared: “I don’t feel like I need a man. But I’ll date, and I’ll see where something goes, and if it happens, it happens.”
It comes after Pete did an interview with the same publication, and revealed why he has never been in a long term romance.
He said: "[Settling down] is the bit I just can’t do.
"The minute a relationship gets to the point where I seem to be having an impact on someone’s life, it scares the sh*t out of me.”
Speaking about past relationships, Pete added: "Yeah. Over the years, people have tried to understand me, but if you don’t understand yourself, it’s very difficult for anyone else to understand you.”
