Strictly Come Dancing's Vicky Pattison breaks down as she admits 'pretending to be happy'

Vicky Pattison revealed she broke down while struggling with the pressuresof Strictly Come Dancing. The Geordie Shore star was announced as a Strictly contestant on This Morning several weeks ago and has since began training. She is a TV presenter, author, podcast and radio host who won the nation’s heart after being crowned Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity …Get Me Out of Here! in 2015.

She is best known for her antics on Geordie Shore but is hoping to be taken more seriously, previously revealing: "I want people to be more interested in the quality of my work than the details of my life." During a recent episode of Vicky and Angela Scanlon's podcast, Get A Grip, Vicky opened up taking part in the show.

After a tough week of training, she told co-host Angela she broke down. Vicky shared: "All this can’t go on. I feel like I’ve just been walking around in this haze for so long pretending to be happy and all the rest of it and I’m not”.

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She went on to tell the podcast: “I wanna prove to people that I can do it.” The TV personality said she's been seeking help from The Speakmans, who are This Morning's resident therapists.

"I pretty much cried for 3 hours straight," the reality star added before admitting she has been in agony after the latest training session.

It comes after Vicky revealed she's been secretly plotting her stint on the show with a "vision board" for years.

Vicky said to us: "I would say to anyone who has goals, and is struggling to proactively get what they want, or even work out what it is they want, do a vision board.

"I swear by them. I have two in my office, two huge ones, one for my professional life and one for my personal life.

"I'm not scared to tell you what's on them. My professional one is filled with images of me on Strictly Come Dancing and the BBC logo. And it's got a picture of Stacey Dooley, because I want to film hard-hitting documentaries and talk about issues that I'm passionate about, like women's reproductive health, women's safety, and so many other issues that affect us."

She went on to discuss how she wants to shed the Geordie Shore attachment people have for her, saying: "For years I’ve been Vicky from reality TV – whether it was Ex on the Beach or Celebrity Coach Trip, everyone knows me from that realm.

"But what I want to be is Vicky the Television Presenter. Vicky the Respected Author. Vicky the Valued Broadcaster. Eventually, I want people to be more interested in the quality of my work than the details of my life. It’s a difficult jump to make because there is a huge stigma around people who come from reality television, basically that we’re talentless and have nothing to offer."

Listen to the latest episode of Get A Grip With Angela Scanlon and Vicky Pattison to hear more from the ladies, it’s out now with new episodes dropping every Thursday.

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