THE Yorkshire Vet’s Peter Wright has revealed the truth behind the VERY cheeky nickname his co-stars kept secret from him.
Peter, 64, has been part of the Channel 5 series since 2015 and has been on the receiving end of a number of nicknames, including Mr Testicle.
During a chat with Fiona Thompson, chairperson for the RTS Yorkshire Centre, Peter was asked about the moniker.
She said: “In some of the programmes you get referred to as Mr Testicle. How did you get that name? Or did you give it to yourself?”
Peter admitted he hadn’t been aware of the nickname until someone pointed out how many castrations he carries out on animals.
He said: “I find it quite amusing. I don’t take myself too seriously.”
“I don’t get carried away with anything anymore.”
He continued: “I think as a vet, sometimes you think things are going so well.
“Your patients are getting better and then there’s something that knocks you flat on your back and doesn’t work as well as you’d expect.
“And that’s why I don’t get carried away with anything anymore. I’ve very philosophical about everything I do.”
Peter recently opened up about why he hasn’t retired from the show, even after he moved veterinary practices.
He told Express.co.uk: “It was a case of do I retire altogether, do I just bow out gracefully.”
He joked: “I discussed it with my wife Lynn and her response was ‘I don’t want you under my feet all day long.
“It would have been a massive change for both of us really and I’m not ready to be put out at grass just yet, I could continue working quite happily.”
The Yorkshire Vet airs on Channel 5.
