Vicky Pattison has announced a shock career move in a post that stunned her many Instagram followers.
Vicky, 32, first shot to fame back in 2011 as an original cast member on much-talked about MTV series Geordie Shore. She stayed on the show for nearly four years, before bowing out on screen at the end of 2014.
A year later Vicky won the hearts and votes of the nation on her way to becoming Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity and since then has starred in countless other shows including Loose Women and her heartbreaking TLC fly-on-the-wall series The Break Up.
Vicky, who topped the charts with workout DVD 7 Day Slim five years ago, has spoken candidly about her struggles with her weight and fitness but is now taking things up a gear by training to become a personal trainer.
The Wallsend lass posted on Instagram: "So one of my big goals for 2020 was to finally get my personal training qualifications! I’ve tried once before but my work schedule and to be dead honest just general ‘life’ got in the way however this time I’m determined to succeed!
"I’m so passionate about health and fitness and I’m a huge advocate for a healthy body leading to a healthy mind- most days I’m not training in pursuit of a specific aesthetic- I’m training for me, for my mental health, my well being and the sense of catharsis it brings!"
Explaining how much her own personal trainers have inspired her and given her so much support of the years, Vicky continued: "Over the years I’ve felt so inspired by some of my PT’s who have been so much more to me than just trainers - they’ve been shoulders to cry on, teachers, sympathetic ears, advisors, role models and friends- and I cannot wait to pay their knowledge forward.
"When I train I feel strong, empowered, robust and capable of anything! My goal is to help other people feel the same way through the medium of fitness and nutrition and I see this as my first real step on that path."
Vicky revealed that boyfriend Ercan Ramadan is also training for his personal trainer qualification and signed off by writing: "Next stop.... VICKY P THE PT.... Oi Oi!!!"
