Vicky Pattison was 22 when her life changed and she was cast in reality TV show Geordie Shore. She was on the show for nine seasons between 2011 and 2014, during which time the cameras followed her falling in love, becoming engaged, then breaking up.

Now 37, Pattison has rarely been off our screens - whether it’s as a finalist on Celebrity Masterchef or winning I’m A Celebrity in 2015. She’s a radio presenter on the Heart network, is fronting a new Channel 4 dating show called The Honesty Box and has a new podcast, Get A Grip, which she co-hosts with Angela Scanlon.

In this candid episode, Vicky talks openly about her lifetime struggle with PMDD and how it affects her every day, fighting the fear of becoming an alcoholic and how so much has changed since the days of Geordie Shore.

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✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

00.00 Intro

02:00 Fame and Geordie Shore

05:00 Growing up and getting married

07:00 First failure - failing her driving test

12:00 Ex boyfriends and resilience

14:30 Dad and alcoholism

22:00 Vicky on having children

25:00 Egg freezing

29:45 Second failure - a failure to be still

34:00 What wellness is for Vicky

38:00 Self-worth

41:00 Handling social media as an over-sharer

43:30 PMDD and how it impacts her

46:00 The affect of PMDD

53:00 Final thoughts on Geordie Shaw

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