Vicky Pattison: Six Wedding Dresses (Live at Crossed Wires)

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Podcast Summary: Sort Your Life Out Unpacked

Episode: Vicky Pattison: Six Wedding Dresses (Live at Crossed Wires)
Host: Dilly Carter | Guest: Vicky Pattison
Release Date: July 9, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this live episode of "Sort Your Life Out Unpacked," professional organizer Dilly Carter chats with television personality Vicky Pattison at the Crossed Wires event in Sheffield. The two delve into Vicky's home life, organizational habits, and the meaning behind three significant items from Vicky’s home: a royal invitation, her dogs’ battered toys, and her (one of six!) wedding dresses. Along the way, they cover themes of self-acceptance, family, charity, sentimental clutter, and the evolving nature of home. The episode is filled with humor, vulnerability, and practical tips—plus memorable quotables from Vicky herself.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Life at Home: Organized Chaos

• Home Dynamics: Vicky describes her household with husband Erkan and two rescue Labradors, Max and Milo, as loving but occasionally chaotic.
  • Quote: “We are...progressive in many ways... I’m the breadwinner... Erkan... takes control of our home. But I am classic type A woman. Complete control.” (04:04 – 04:37)
• Organization Spectrum: Vicky admits she fluctuates between hyper-organization and chaos, often depending on her work schedule and energy.
  • Quote: “When I get busy, I need to be able to put my hand on something instantly. And I feel really passionately about that... When most of the time I’m teetering on a knife’s edge, it’s nice to know, like, oh, at least that bit’s sorted.” (05:21 – 05:33)
• Shared Spaces & Problems: The couple’s converted cinema room turned suit storage is a comedic point—and sore spot.
  • Quote: “It now looks like a dry cleaners... rows and rows of suits in those plastic bags. And it’s also become a bit of a dumping ground.” (08:17 – 08:36)

2. Home Truths & Domestic Disputes

• Most Chaotic Space: The walk-in wardrobe and (now) suit-bar-garage are “off limits” rooms.
• Sleeping Arrangements: Vicky and Erkan sleep in separate rooms—thanks to the dogs!
  • Quote: “We sleep in separate rooms. Not because he’s not fantastic... It’s because of my two giant rescue labradors, Max and Milo. So they sleep in the bed with Mummy.” (09:56 – 10:14)
• The Chair Dilemma: Both Vicky and Erkan have “that one chair” with a perpetual pile of clothes—a point of recurring argument.
  • Quote: “You don’t even sleep here, so I don’t know why all your clothes are here, sir.” (10:39)

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Celebrity Unboxing: The Three Objects

[13:37] – Object 1: The Royal Invitation

• Story: Vicky unboxes an official royal invite to Buckingham Palace for a reception recognizing cancer support work. She discusses her ongoing charity efforts with CoppaFeel and emotional encounters with others committed to the same cause.
  • Quote: “Every year I go on a big trek with them... It’s always these really wholesome, incredibly inspirational experiences... you get a bit of perspective.” (13:37 – 14:39)
• Vicky’s Roots: She reflects on her working-class Newcastle upbringing, reality-TV origins, and redefining pride in her career.
  • Quote: “I come from... a really normal working class background... I’m so proud of where I’m from. And I’m so proud of where I’m at now.” (16:33 – 16:44)
• Pride in Charity: Of all her achievements, Vicky is most proud of her charity work.
  • Quote: “The thing I’m most proud about is the charity work I do... I want to be a person I’m proud of and I want to advocate for the things I think are important and speak up for the people who can’t.” (17:01 – 17:47)

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[24:32] – Object 2: Max & Milo’s Dog Toys

• Selected Toys: An exhausted Wimbledon teddy, a Voldemort plush, and a “pea cracker” with the stuffing gone—all chewed to bits by Max and Milo.
• Why They Matter: Vicky’s profound attachment to her rescue dogs is central to her happiness and home life.
  • Quote: “This is just a small cross section of Max and Milo’s dogs... there’s a big basket... [that] has to be regularly culled. It’s out of control.” (26:06 – 26:21)
• Rescue Stories: Milo, smuggled into the UK, and Max, adopted as a puppy after a Christmas call from a shelter, took time to bond but are now inseparable.
  • Quote: “Within three days, something just clicked... they became like best friends, brothers. Totally inseparable.” (29:09)
• Sentimental Clutter: Vicky struggles to discard the most battered toys; they’re symbols of joy for her “children.”
  • Quote: “He greets me at the door with a toy and it’s always one of his old ones with the stuff and falling out. So I just haven’t got the heart to throw them out, Dilly.” (30:15 – 30:37)
• Life Lessons: Dogs have taught Vicky about slowing down and focusing on what really matters—family and presence, not professional hustle.
  • Quote: “With my dogs, I realized what I really wanted. I want to be slower, you know, I want to be present... There is absolutely no value in being the richest woman in the graveyard, mate.” (33:45 – 34:59)

[32:59] – Max’s Illness

• Vicky shares a harrowing recent episode when Max almost died from a digestive blockage, emphasizing how entwined her heart is with her dogs.

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[41:30] – Object 3: The (One Of Six) Wedding Dresses

• The Dress: Vicky brings in the main dress from her six (!) wedding and pre-wedding outfits—a stunning gown from her wedding in Puglia.
  • Quote: “We flew out to Puglia in Italy with, like, 150 of our friends and family... It was the best week of my life.” (42:21 – 42:27)
• Six Dresses, Seriously: Each served a “different” purpose: civil ceremony, welcome party, hen party, main event, cake-cutting/first dance, and after-party.
  • Quote: “I got married once in London... Then I had a dress for me welcome party. Then I had a wedding dress for the hen party. Then I had my main day dress, which is that one... then I had a dress for my cake cutting first dance... then one for the night away.” (44:11 – 44:42)
• Sentimental Storage: All six dresses hang in her wardrobe—for both nostalgia and practical re-wearing.
  • Quote: “I literally took that from the wardrobe into my case.” (43:44)
  • On wearing again: “I dyed the Vivian Westwood one like a butter yellow color and I wore it to the BAFTAs... I think rew wearing stuff’s important for loads of different reasons.” (45:15 – 46:11)
• Sustainable Style: Vicky encourages repurposing event clothes, both for sentimental and environmental reasons.

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Vulnerability & Personal Moments

[35:34] – Fertility, Family, and the Future

• Vicky openly discusses her journey with fertility, feeling “lost” without a baby as she nears 40, freezing her eggs, and openly embracing possible paths including adoption.
  • Quote: “I didn’t think I’d be this age without a baby or a family... I’ve never really felt ready until now.” (35:50 – 36:17)
  • Quote: “I would love to adopt... there are so many beautiful children that need a home.” (39:27 – 39:29)

On Meeting Erkan

• The story is refreshingly modern—he slid into her DMs.
  • Quote: “There’s no... great big love story. We met on Instagram... He slid into me DMs.” (46:39 – 46:59)

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Practical Tips & Memorable Moments

• Organization Hack: Use baskets or boxes as physical limits—once they overflow, it’s time to declutter.
  • Dilly: “Once that has got its limit, don’t buy any more... let that be your lesson!” (41:10)
• Cherish Achievements: Dilly encourages Vicky (and listeners) to celebrate their milestones by displaying tokens of achievement instead of hiding them away. (21:46 – 22:29)
• On Sentimentality vs. Letting Go: The emotional discussion highlights finding balance between keeping meaningful items and recognizing when to donate or repurpose for others to enjoy.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Exchanges

• "I would let my dog live inside me if he wanted. Just so youse know."
  – Vicky Pattison (12:14)
• On career evolution:
  “I don’t regret taking that opportunity... it’s led me to be here, sitting in front of all you lovely people, chatting to you.” (20:55 – 21:05)
• On home happiness:
  “On the sofa with the dogs. With the telly on. I don’t even have to be watching it. I just have to know my family are all safe in there.” (49:11 – 49:21)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [04:04] – Vicky on household roles and organization spectrum
• [13:37] – Unboxing the royal invitation & her charity story
• [24:32] – Unboxing: Max & Milo’s dog toys, rescue tales, and dog wisdom
• [32:59] – Max’s medical emergency
• [35:34] – Vicky opens up about fertility, plans for family, and thoughts on adoption
• [41:30] – Unboxing: The wedding dress (and discussion of six dresses)
• [45:15] – Vicky on re-wearing special clothes and sustainability
• [46:39] – Meeting Erkan: the real (Instagram) story
• [49:11] – Vicky’s happiest place at home

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Closing Reflection

This episode strikes a blend of fun, moving, and practical. Vicky Pattison’s honesty about home, dogs, marriage, and baby dreams sets a welcoming, relatable tone—even for listeners who don’t own six wedding dresses or two giant Labradors! Through laughter, emotion, and the nitty-gritty of sentimental "clutter," Vicky and Dilly offer wisdom on organization, celebrating achievements, and centering what truly matters most at home.

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Listen to Sort Your Life Out Unpacked on BBC Sounds and iPlayer for more celebrity unboxings, organizational advice, and heartwarming stories.

Transcript

[Vicky Pattison]

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[Dilly Carter]

Hello, hello, hello. Oh, my goodness. This is so nerve wracking. Hello, Sheffield. Hello, Crosswires. Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you. I am so excited to be here. Also so nervous. This is my first ever live podcast, so I cannot believe it. I'm a little bit like, oh, my gosh. For those of you that might not know who I am, you've just stumbled into this room. My name is Dilly. I am a professional organizer. Yes, that is a job. And I go into people's houses and I organize them and. And I just so happen to be 1/4 of a little show you may have heard of called Sort yout Life Out. Can I have a big cheer if you've heard of Sort yout Life Out.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yay.

[Dilly Carter]

So I am 1/4 of that show, which I absolutely love. I eat, sleep and breathe organization. So I am so excited to be here to hopefully give you some tips, give you some tricks. But the main thing about this podcast is because who doesn't love looking through the keyhole of celebrities houses and finding out more about why they keep the stuff they do. So, without further ado, shall we bring out the gorgeous from Vicky Pattinson?

[Advertisement Voice]

Hi.

[Dilly Carter]

My guest today, first shot to fame on Geordie Shore, where her big personality and quick wit made her an impossible person to ignore. Since then, she's won. I'm a Celebrity. Get me out of here. I mean, that is no mean beat. Big cheer for that. Built an incredible career across tv, radio and podcasting. So you could say you're a triple threat, right? But more than anything, she's become one of our UK's most loved person personalities. She's funny, honest, and someone who feels like the friend that we would all love. She's a girl's girl and I love that you are really proud of your home and I cannot wait to hear all about it. So, Vicki?

[Vicky Pattison]

Absolutely. I'm. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get out the door after that, after that intro. That was really lovely, babe. Thank you. And thank you for having us. So lovely to be here.

[Dilly Carter]

Such a pleasure. And how are you?

[Vicky Pattison]

I'm all right. I'm going to be really transparent. We had our podcast last night and it was a little bit wild, so I'm a little. I'm a little bit rough around the edges.

[Dilly Carter]

Are you enjoying Sheffield?

[Vicky Pattison]

I love Sheffield, honestly. I came for the Strictly tour earlier on in the year and it was such a fast experience, I didn't get to see much of it. But last night we did a little bar crawl and had a lovely pizza and everything. It's such a nice city. I love the north. What can I say? I'm a northern girl.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean, so you moved into your current home in 2021 with your gorgeous husband, Erkan, and of course your two lab, Max and Milo. I mean, I'm a dog person. You are a dog mum. I mean, we all love. Hands up, who loves their dogs here, Big dog fans who actually runs the house.

[Advertisement Voice]

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[Vicky Pattison]

So, like I sort of mentioned to you earlier, we are. Myself and my husband are progressive in many ways, like I'm the. I'm the breadwinner. I'm the one who out and about working. Very ambitious, very driven, always have been. Erk is from a huge Turkish Cypriot family where family first is the priority, you know, and subsequently he works from home, but he's really content to take control of our home, the domestic side of things. However, having said that, I am classic type A woman. Complete control. So even though he can do something, I have to, like, look behind his shoulder and micromanage and make sure he's done it like I would want it done. He's a really lucky man.

[Dilly Carter]

So, on the organization scale, where are you?

[Vicky Pattison]

Depends where your catch is in me cycle Dilly, if I'm honest. So I have these moments of pure clarity and, you know, productivity where I want everything done and I want it done yesterday. And I want to be able to know where absolutely everything is in my house because when I get busy, I need to be able to put my hand on something instantly. And I feel really passionately about that, you know, and then it helps, right?

[Dilly Carter]

It helps, you know, where things are. It helps. That's why we do it.

[Vicky Pattison]

And also as well, like, my life is so chaotic and fast. Paced and having that sense of calm, that semblance of order within my home. It's really good for me mental health.

[Dilly Carter]

Yes, absolutely.

[Vicky Pattison]

Really good. And when most of the time I'm teetering on a knife's edge, it's nice to know, like, oh, at least that bit sorted. But then I have these periods of utter chaos and it's, it's, you know, it stems from being busy in me career and burning the candle at both ends, committing to too much, feeling grateful. Yeah, the things I've got. So feeling this obligation to everything and it seeps into me home life and before you know it, me walking wardrobe is a floor draw and you know, there's dogs, toys everywhere and I don't

[Dilly Carter]

know where anything is.

[Vicky Pattison]

But yeah, it's sort of a spectrum. And I'd be lying if I said like I was a super organized person all of the time or that I was super chaotic all of the time. I flip flop, I balance.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean, I think all of us are, and I think we can all agree, can't we, that we all have moments where we are so organized and then we have moments where it's so chaotic. You know, I am obviously the most organized person in the whole entire world and everything is always immaculate. So this rule doesn't apply to me. But no, I'm busy. I'm a busy working mum. You know, I work seven days a week sometimes and sometimes I throw things in a pile and then at the end of the week I sort them out. But that is as far as it goes. I always give myself seven days. And I think if you live in a little bit of chaos and you're busy, seven days is a good way to think. I've got seven days to sort this. I mean, funnily enough, that's why we've got a great show called sort your life out in seven days. But anyway, not talking about that. Shall we talk about some home truths very quickly? Okay, it's almost time to unbox your items.

[Vicky Pattison]

I was just, I just noticed my boxes.

[Dilly Carter]

I know, I'm so excited. They're massive. First, ask you a few quick fire home truths. Okay, babe, how would you describe your home in a few words?

[Vicky Pattison]

Warm, welcoming. A proper home, not a house.

[Dilly Carter]

Lovely.

[Vicky Pattison]

Do you know what I mean? Chaotic.

[Dilly Carter]

Okay, if I came over, I would love you. To which room would you ban me from entering?

[Vicky Pattison]

This is a tough one. Again, you could be banned from any of them depending on where it is. My walk in wardrobe's always a little bit spicy dill, unless you get it straight after the home organizer's been in also. A couple years ago, me and my husband decided to convert the double garage to a cinema room and bar. Oh, nice. So excited about it. I got it, like, you know, transformed from a garage space into a room. That was the first process. Got this beautiful, like, parquet. Is it parquet flooring? Parquet flooring put down in like a rich chocolate brown. We even got aircon system in there. It was so lovely. And then Eric started his own business.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Selling suits. He has his little suit brand and that became his store room. So now my beautiful cinema room and bar and parquette flooring now looks like a dry cleaners. Oh, there's just rows and rows of suits in those plastic bags. And it's also become a bit of a dumping ground. Babe, I don't think. I don't think I could show you that.

[Dilly Carter]

That's the space.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah, that's the.

[Dilly Carter]

So we need to change that space. Yeah. So there's not any other space that he can have.

[Vicky Pattison]

I keep saying, do you want us to get like a. Should we get like a little summer house? A space out the back, maybe a storage space? But he likes it close to hand. And listen, I'm really proud of him.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And he's passionate about this. So for now I'm biting me tongue. I don't know how much longer I can.

[Dilly Carter]

And also, you know, we all go through transitions in our life, don't we? We all go through, you know, different things when our spaces have to evolve. And I think that's what we have to also be patient with because sometimes spaces do evolve. And, you know, it was lovely. It was a cinema room. It's what you wanted. Lovely time in it. Now it's going to be where he stores his stuff, but it might go back to that. Or it's also about looking in other areas of your house and thinking, is there a better space for him or is there a space that we can convert to be the new cinema room? You know, I mean, these are lovely luxuries to have, isn't it? Lovely problems to have.

[Vicky Pattison]

First world problems.

[Dilly Carter]

I understand, but, you know, they're still problems. Right. It doesn't matter what you've got, there's still problems. Is there anything in your home that causes disagreements?

[Vicky Pattison]

I mean, obviously the garage is a spacey one.

[Dilly Carter]

That's the thing.

[Vicky Pattison]

We have this one chair in.

[Dilly Carter]

Everyone's laughing like, I have that one chair. I have that one chair.

[Vicky Pattison]

Hear me out. Me and Erk.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

No matter how much I love him. We sleep in separate rooms.

[Dilly Carter]

Okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

Not because he's not fantastic. And a wicked bit of kit. I love him.

[Dilly Carter]

Wicked bit of kit.

[Vicky Pattison]

Wicked bit of kit.

[Dilly Carter]

Love that.

[Vicky Pattison]

It's because of my two giant rescue labradors, Max and Milo. So they sleep in the bed with Mummy.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, I know.

[Vicky Pattison]

He sleeps in the spare room.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, my gosh.

[Vicky Pattison]

So bad.

[Advertisement Voice]

Especially.

[Vicky Pattison]

So terrible, Dill, Especially considering we're trying for a baby. It's honestly a nightmare.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean, I don't want to say that that's the reason why, but. Hey, babe.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah, but, yeah, so he's in the spare room and that's his room.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

So the big room is my room and he has this. We have this one chair in the corner that he just throws his clothes on and constantly.

[Dilly Carter]

Chair drive.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah, chair drive. And there's constantly just a pile there. And I'm like, you don't even sleep yet, so I don't know why all your clothes are here, sir. So, yeah, so we row repeatedly. And I'll say, do you want to clear the chair or. And he's like, how dare you talk to me about that one chair when your wardrobe looks the way it does and I haven't got a leg to stand on. So it's a sort of your box. Yeah, get back in me box. It is a cycle. An argument that comes round and round

[Dilly Carter]

and you won't just take his stuff and hang it up. Sorry, sorry, sorry. Do I do that for my husband?

[Vicky Pattison]

I am a working woman.

[Dilly Carter]

Well done, you. Well done, you. And maybe that's just me. I just. Because I can't bear it. I just think, oh, well, I'll just do it for him. I mean, I make a rod for my own back, probably. But actually, Charlie's very. He's good. He won't. But, well, he knows that he can't leave anything down for too long because it gets tidy away. He's probably scared of me. That's what I was right.

[Vicky Pattison]

Charlie does not have a chair drawer.

[Dilly Carter]

No, Charlie doesn't. And I mean, Charlie, I mean, I would love to be as lucky as Erkan is as you are, because my dog isn't even allowed in our bedroom. He's only allowed to sit outside the door. So every morning. I know he's not allowed on the sofa.

[Advertisement Voice]

What?

[Dilly Carter]

And he's not allowed in our bedroom.

[Vicky Pattison]

I would lend her.

[Dilly Carter]

Hear, hear. I hear. I hear a.

[Vicky Pattison]

Hear, hear.

[Dilly Carter]

No, my husband's like, can I just say, there are two areas in our house, the bed and the sofa, and they're mine. They are mine. Can I not have anything in this house? Oh, a round of applause for Charlie. No. Oh. Anyway, shall we get into your boxes?

[Vicky Pattison]

I would let my dog live inside me if he wanted. Just so youse know.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. Yes. As close to you as possible is what she meant. Yes. I mean, I would actually have the bed. The dog in the bed with me as well. But anyway, shall we move on to your first box? Because I'm so excited to see what's in there. I feel like I cannot imagine what is in there.

[Vicky Pattison]

I don't know if I know what's in there.

[Dilly Carter]

I don't know. So, Michelle, can you pass it over? Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Do I give it to you?

[Advertisement Voice]

Yes, give it to me.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah, give it to me. Let's have a look. Thank you. It's like Christmas. I love this show because it always feels like someone's giving me a lovely gift, but it's not something that I can keep. Oh, okay. So in my. Ah, so in my first box is an invite. But this is not just any invite. This is a royal invite. And it says the master of the household is commanded by Their majesties to invite Ms. Vicky Pattinson to a reception to be given in recognition of community based cancer support at Buckingham palace by the King and Queen. I mean, this is amazing. This is so good. Really, really. Can I get a big, big cheer? Because what a great recognition, you know? So tell me all about this invite.

[Vicky Pattison]

So this was last year and it caught me completely by surprise. I had absolutely no idea it was coming. But I work consistently with a charity called Copperfeel, who are an incredible charity who raise awareness and money for people suffering with breast cancer. Dealing with that, they also have an incredible focus on recognizing the signs and realizing it early in younger people. And the amount of. The amount of lives they've managed to save with their work is just incredible. So every year I go on a big trek with them. We go incredible places. The Sahara, through Iceland. Actually, this year I'm trekking the Great Wall of China.

[Dilly Carter]

Amazing.

[Vicky Pattison]

And it's always these really wholesome, incredibly inspirational experiences where you get a bit of perspective, you know, we're also

[Dilly Carter]

keen

[Vicky Pattison]

and quick to worry and focus on my own lives. You know, the little things that seem so big in the moment, but actually fundamentally don't matter at all when you are. May I have tissue? Sorry. When you are out there doing these, like, really grueling, really tough physical challenges and getting to know these incredibly brave women who have been through so much and often so young and are still so positive, so resilient, so hopeful to everything they've been through. They're honestly some of the best weeks of my life. So. Yeah. So alongside Giovanna Fletcher and Emma Willis and a couple of other incredible people, we went to meet the King and Camilla. I must look such a mess now. I'm so sorry. We went to meet the King and Camilla and Lorraine Kelly was there. That's what I'm really excited about. Yeah, she was there with her gang and they all sang, which was really lovely.

[Dilly Carter]

And.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah, and it was just like a real celebration of this incredible community and everything they'd done, all the awareness they'd raised. And I ended up having a great conversation with the King about a dog. It was really nice.

[Dilly Carter]

He loves his dogs as well.

[Vicky Pattison]

He did. I was sitting with a therapy dog and he was like, who's this? I can't do his accent. I'm not gonna do that again. It's probably treason.

[Dilly Carter]

That's the last invite you're ever gonna get, unfortunately, Vicki.

[Vicky Pattison]

Well, I made the most of it. I met a cup.

[Dilly Carter]

Yes, you did. I mean, growing up, did you ever think that you would be meeting the King?

[Vicky Pattison]

No. God, no. Nobody did.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

I come from, like, just a really normal working class background, you know. I'm from a place called Wall's End in Newcastle and I'm so proud of where I'm from.

[Dilly Carter]

Good.

[Vicky Pattison]

And I'm so proud of where I'm at now. But I don't think necessarily anyone anticipated I would have parlayed a stint on reality TV on quite a controversial show. Let's have it right.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Into a career with the longevity that I've created.

[Dilly Carter]

That's incredible.

[Vicky Pattison]

And the opportunities I have. But I will just say, out of everything I do, whether that's amazing, TV shows, exciting photo shoots, great campaigns, being guests on a lovely podcast, the thing I'm most proud about is the charity work I do.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Using me platform for something good, you know, And I did so many things in my life that didn't make me feel particularly proud of myself. I feel really passionate that now I want to be a person I'm proud of and I want to advocate for the things I think are important and speak up for the people who can't and, you know, give sunlight to these much needed topics. So I'm so grateful for everything. But my charity work is the thing

[Dilly Carter]

I think we're all grateful for. People like Vicky.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah.

[Dilly Carter]

So lovely. It's. I completely agree with you. I think when you've Got a platform to be able to raise awareness for such topics like cancer. And as you know, I don't know if, you know, I'm also somebody that's, you know, survived cancer, so I'm all for that. So I'm, you know, thank you for all the work that you do.

[Vicky Pattison]

Sorry, babe. Listen me like crying, so sorry.

[Dilly Carter]

No, no, no, no. I mean, I think it's. It's incredible. Like you said, you know, the work that you do and the things that you. The awareness that you raise. I mean, you have carved out an incredible career since Geordie Shaw. How did Geordie Shore come about? What made you do that?

[Vicky Pattison]

This is such a lovely room of lovely people and I don't know if on a Saturday morning the story is appropriate, but I was.

[Dilly Carter]

You love the real stories.

[Vicky Pattison]

You do. Okay, I will pg it.

[Dilly Carter]

Yes.

[Vicky Pattison]

Before the babies. So I was 21 and I just graduated uni. I went to uni in Liverpool. Fantastic city. Made some great friends. Friends and had a ball, mate. But I'd probably watched far too many, like, romcoms or. Or whatever, because I just thought you graduated and you had your little cap on and, like, somebody come, like, walking over to you and was like, we love what you done. Here's a job. And it's not like that. The year I graduated, there was something like 300,000 graduates for 30,000 graduate jobs. And I felt. I felt lost. For the first time in my life, I'd always known exactly what I wanted to be. I was going to get good grades, I was going to go to uni, I was going to work hard and be somebody, you know. And then I left uni and just felt stagnant, you know. So I ended up working in bars and nightclubs and trying to find me feet a little bit. But I regressed, if the truth be tall. Like, I went out with rubbish boys.

[Dilly Carter]

Didn't we all?

[Vicky Pattison]

Didn't we rubbish boys and drank too much. And it was at that time they were casting for Geordie Shaw. Yeah, I probably wasn't in a great place, if I'm honest, you know. Like I said, I'd lost myself a bit. And they were a young group of casting directors and they'd go out on nights out and they'd just sort of like, survey the landscape, I suppose. Like, look at, you know, who was a big personality? Who was this? Who was that? And I was work. I was like the. I was the rope rat. Like, you know, if your name's not on the list, you're not getting in that was what I did. And I. Rope rat. I know I have another word, but it's not appropriate. So. Yeah, so I became sort of like their unofficial tour guide, their first port of call. And I would. They would ask me, oh, is she any good? And I'd be like, oh, actually, I don't know what she's doing in here. She's under 18. And, you know. And what about him? And I'm like, oh, he talks a good game, but he cannot pull a muscle. And they said, listen, like, just be on the show. And I had. Had nothing else still, you know, I didn't know who, at that moment, what I wanted to be anymore. I'd lost my way. So I gave it a go. And I don't regret taking that opportunity. How could I? It's led me to be here, sitting in front of all you lovely people, chatting to you. But it was.

[Dilly Carter]

And getting invites from the King. I mean, so this is. This is how things change, isn't it? You just don't know where one. From where one thing leads to another.

[Vicky Pattison]

No, but you do have to be brave.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And you do have to take those risks and make those leaps and, you know, some of them are not gonna turn out well. And you are gonna have some regrets and some Gray's Knees and some chapters you'd rather not read out loud, but that is ultimately life.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And if you don't take those risks, you don't live.

[Dilly Carter]

And where do you keep this?

[Vicky Pattison]

In my bedside drawer.

[Dilly Carter]

In your bedside drawer. It's not framed.

[Vicky Pattison]

Irkan really wants to frame it. This is typical Irkan, mate. I'll be. We'll have a new king by the time it gets framed.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. You need to get it framed.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yes, we do. I agree.

[Dilly Carter]

You get a picture as well, don't you?

[Vicky Pattison]

Yes, I. I have got some good pictures.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. So you get. Normally you can take this to a frame, have the. Have the invite, have the picture, put it on the wall, you know, because we should celebrate, shouldn't we? All the things that we achieve, especially things like this meeting the king. This is huge. So I think you should have this somewhere. Even if it's in your downstairs toilet or wherever, it's still good. I think it's amazing because so many people hide the things that they've achieved, don't they? Why do we do that? Why do we hide things away? You know, trophies and medals and British. It is, isn't it? It's like, oh, no, I don't want to talk about it. But actually, it's an incredible achievement. So I think you should frame it and put it somewhere, because this is amazing. Consider me especially for the work you've done. So very well done.

[Vicky Pattison]

Do I put this back in the box?

[Dilly Carter]

No, we're going to move on to your next box in a minute. I mean, do you keep all the memorabilia from your career? Is there anything like from I'm a Celebrity? Did you keep anything like your head? Do you get to keep your headdress? No, you don't.

[Vicky Pattison]

You don't. So you get given the crown.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah, the crown.

[Vicky Pattison]

You get given the big scepter thing.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

But no sooner had they given me my scepter than they whipped it out of me hands because apparently Joe Swash broke his.

[Dilly Carter]

Yay. Well, that does not surprise me about Joe Swash.

[Vicky Pattison]

So he got one and he broke it, and it's like a repeat thing. They just recycle it. Everyone gets given it. So he broke it for, like, the next year. So apparently we're not trusted with them anymore.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, Jo, I know real different when I see him next. Okay, well, thank you for bringing that in. And thank you for everything that you do for that charity. You know, it's so important. Shall we move on to your second box?

[Vicky Pattison]

This is a bigger box.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, it's a bigger box. Let's have a look.

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[Dilly Carter]

Okie dokie.

[Vicky Pattison]

Right, let's see what's in here.

[Dilly Carter]

What do we think is in this? Is it going to be something Sentimental. Oh, okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

I wouldn't get excited about this one.

[Dilly Carter]

Got a little teddy. Look at this guy. So we have this lovely little, very chewed down Teddy. Wimbledon Teddy. Very posh Teddy. Wimbledon Teddy. We have another little funny looking guy. Does anyone know what this is? This is another little soft toy. He's in a little black T shirt and shorts, black eyes. I mean, he looks like a character, but I could not tell you who it is. Does anyone know? Do you know who it is? Can you tell me? It's Voldemort. Oh, it's Voldemort. Okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

Should not be named.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. He who shall not be named. I'm not a Harry Potter fan.

[Vicky Pattison]

Call the police.

[Dilly Carter]

And then we've got a green pea cracker. Oh. Oh, no.

[Vicky Pattison]

I know. The stuffing has gone.

[Dilly Carter]

The stuffing has gone. Now I'm saying that these look very much like dog toys. Do we not think? Yes, this is a dog toy.

[Vicky Pattison]

It was an American football for the Super Bowl.

[Dilly Carter]

It does squeeze.

[Vicky Pattison]

Still ate all the fluff off.

[Dilly Carter]

So these are your dog toys. They are correct that you have brought your dog toys in as sentimental items. They're things that mean something to you. What does this say about Vicky, her love for dogs? It is obviously huge, isn't it? So tell me about your dog toys.

[Vicky Pattison]

Okay, so this is just a small cross section of Max and Milo's dogs.

[Dilly Carter]

A small collection.

[Vicky Pattison]

Small collection. I believe I actually sent you guys a picture of the entire basket. And even that has to be, like, regularly culled. How? It's out of control.

[Dilly Carter]

How big is the basket of dog toys? Big.

[Vicky Pattison]

And it's like, quite deep, too. There's a big baby guy. Oh, my.

[Dilly Carter]

There's Max and Milo, my big boy

[Vicky Pattison]

Milo and my baby Max.

[Dilly Carter]

You rescued Max and Milo, did he? Yes. Okay. Where did you rescue them from?

[Vicky Pattison]

So Milo we rescued five years ago from Dog's Trust.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

He was found in the back of a van being smuggled into the country from Eastern Europe along with his brother and his sister, who all went to really loving great homes. And then about a year and a half into having Milo, we realized that there was just no tiring him out.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Like, we were walking him, like, three times a day, and we were the only ones getting tired in the house. Like, he just had boundless, endless energy. And I said to my husband, I was like, he needs a friend.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

We had just got, like a semblance of normality, a bit of a life back. Because anyone who has a dog will know that the puppy stage is savage.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah, it's hard work.

[Vicky Pattison]

Savage. Like chewing your furniture, like chewing you, like wee wees through the night. Like it's just a constant cycle. So we just sort of got normality back. And Eric was like, no, we are not doing this again. And I had put my name down at like a number of different rescue centers that I volunteer at and hadn't anticipated anything and got a call two weeks before Christmas to say that they'd had 15 Labradors abandoned babies and did I want one?

[Dilly Carter]

And I was like, I'll take all

[Vicky Pattison]

50 seconds, I want them all. My husband was completely against it. He was like, no, no, Vicky, we can't cope. Like, you can't walk two dogs on your own, blah, blah. And I was like, I'll manage, I'll learn. Anyway, over the course of the next two weeks, I just repeatedly sent him pictures of the baby and said he hasn't got a mummy and just emotionally blackmailed him. It was not my finest hour. But listen, we got what we wanted. We did the.

[Dilly Carter]

We've all been there.

[Vicky Pattison]

We've all been there. We did the 12 hour round trip to many Tears rescue in Wales on Christmas Eve with Milo in the car. Got there and I'd expected this like, really cute, instant, you know, connection Fox and Hound Disney film moment and it just didn't arrive. Milo was like, very, very indifferent, very cool. And I was like, oh, no, have I made a mistake? And they were like, no, no, this is exactly what we're looking for, you know. So we got them home and the next couple of days were a little bit different. Difficult. Max was very overwhelmed. Milo was furious. I'd brought this little chocolate bundle into the house when he was used to being like the only child spoiled rotten. And within three days, something just clicked. Dill.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And they became like best friends, brothers. Totally inseparable. Got each other's back. Like in the morning when they wake up and they're asleep, they lick each other's eyes. They like wake each other up. Like, it's so cute. And yeah, they're just. They're me beating heart, mate. Best thing we've ever done.

[Dilly Carter]

So you spoil them with toys.

[Vicky Pattison]

Oh, do you know what the worst thing is? Is that this looks really old. I got this at Wimbledon on Wednesday. No, this is so bad.

[Dilly Carter]

Wednesday, Weddings day.

[Vicky Pattison]

I went to. I can't go anywhere, Dill, without getting them.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Because I feel guilty that I've left them, you know, with their Auntie Donna who looks after them, or their Uncle Joe who does as well. So, yeah, so I always get them a present. So we got these and honestly, it took them like 0.27 seconds to destroy it. I feel really bad, but they look like they're having a nice time when they do it, so I can't. I can't say no.

[Dilly Carter]

So do you think they've got a favorite toy?

[Vicky Pattison]

So they like the monkey ones?

[Dilly Carter]

They like the monkey one. The monkey.

[Vicky Pattison]

Sorry, is that a Geordie word?

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah, No, I said the monkey toys. No, manky ones.

[Vicky Pattison]

No, no, they're fine with any animal, but they like it when they're dirty. They like it when they're a bit ragged. Like Max, typical retriever. Like, he has to have something in his mouth when he's experiencing big feelings. They can't say, oh, I'm so excited to see you. So instead, he greets me at the door with a toy and it's always one of his old ones with the stuff and falling out. So I just haven't got the heart to throw them out, Dilly.

[Dilly Carter]

So you don't ever go through them? I sometimes do if they're, like, pouring out the basket. Do you think I better have a look through that basket? It's overflowing.

[Vicky Pattison]

No, I do. This was a Christmas one. Yeah, I do sometimes. Listen, in all honesty, this is probably not going to make the journey back,

[Dilly Carter]

so that can stay.

[Vicky Pattison]

I feel confident that they can live without this one that. That we got for Milo for the, like, the Super Bowl. I believe it was originally in American football, but he chewed off all of fluff.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And he still loves it.

[Dilly Carter]

Okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

He loves the sound it makes. He just loves it. So some of them I can't throw away.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean. And Max was quite ill, wasn't he, at the beginning of the year?

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah, he. Gosh, I'll cry again. I'm so sorry. Anyway, anyone who knows me knows I'm weep freely anyway. But, yeah, Max, our baby, he typical Labrador, mate. He doesn't often chew. He's so greedy, eats so fast. So we've got to be really careful. Anyway, it'd been his brother's birthday and he'd just indulged a little bit too much and had a sore tummy. And, you know, we sort of said, oh, if he's. It was a Sunday and if he still looks a bit unwell on Monday, we'll definitely take him to the vet. And it just didn't get that far. On the Sunday night, his health deteriorated very quickly. His stomach swelled up and he started panting. We tried to open the door and get him outside. Cool him down. And he'd lost the use of his legs. He. We got him to an emergency vet within 10 minutes and sort of over the next 12 hours, he had an emergency surgery to remove the blockage in his stomach. They found out he'd had a little bit of treat, that he hadn't chewed properly.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And because he wasn't digesting anything, he did grass it, wrapped all around it and created a blockage. Nothing was getting digested.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

He didn't recover how we thought he would. It's really scary for dogs to have surgery. It's scary for anyone to have surgery, but there's a lot more pitfalls and potential ramifications, I think. So over the next course of the week, we just felt like we're watching him die.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. Gosh.

[Vicky Pattison]

And we rushed him to the hospital on Friday and the Friday night because his wound had started leaking and he had to have three blood transfusions.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And another emergency surgery to remove the septic part of the original surgery.

[Dilly Carter]

Gosh.

[Vicky Pattison]

So we eventually got our baby back after two weeks.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

With a big shaved tummy.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And he was very tentative at first, but with, like, a couple weeks love and care, he is back to his best. And he looks like he's had, like, a short back and sides for the summer now.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Which is really cute. But it was really scary. And I wouldn't wish something like that on me. Worst enemy. Honestly, it's awful. And dogs are like, our babies, aren't they? So if they want some monkey toys in the house, it's the very least I can do.

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[Dilly Carter]

I mean, have they bought you something that you never realized that you would have in your life? Animals?

[Vicky Pattison]

Do you mean like a. Like a dead frog or something?

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. No, I meant as in, what joy have they brought to your life? I didn't mean as in an actual thing. I was being a bit deeper than that. I meant as in, you know.

[Vicky Pattison]

Your question was lovely. I ruined it. No. I have a life coach. He's fab. And he once said to me, I remember, like, when I told him I was getting the dogs, and he once said to me, like, you know, like, life has a funny way of bringing you exactly what you need as long as you're listening. Yeah. And I'd been, like, so focused on my career and having everything that everyone else had and going a million miles an hour and keeping up with the Joneses on Instagram, so to speak, and it was all just so futile and vapid, to be honest. When I got my Law. I realized what I really wanted and I want to be slower, you know, I want to be present. I want lazy staycations. I want being able to, like, cuddle the dogs at night and watch TV with my husband. I don't want to be at fancy dinners in London. Like, that's not who I am. Not, certainly not at this phase in my life. So Max and Milo taught me an awful lot about what it is I really want and need. And it's. It's family.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

It's relaxing, it's taking a step back, it's chilling out. It's being present. There is absolutely no, like, there's no value in being the richest woman in the graveyard, mate.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Like, you don't look back on your life and go, I'm so pleased I did that job and I'm so pleased I missed my friend's baby shower so I could do that campaign. You don't look back and say that. You remember those beautiful moments. You were there with the people who mattered. So my dogs taught me an awful lot about what is really important and I'll be forever grateful to them for that.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, it's lovely. I mean, you've always been so open about every part of your journey and, and your life and, you know, in your recent series, your TV series, you've been talking about your different routes to having children as well. How are you? Sorry.

[Vicky Pattison]

No, no, no, no, no, gosh, no, I'm just. I'm just a really emotional person. I keep everything so close to the surface. So I, Erk and I are. We've been married nearly two years and we made our TV show maybe Baby

[Dilly Carter]

earlier on in the year.

[Vicky Pattison]

I'm sort of like late 30s now. I'll be 40 next year. And I didn't think I'd be this age without a baby or a family.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And it's just, you know, the way the cookie crumbles and, like, how life sometimes, like, presents you with different things and different opportunities and stuff. And I've never really felt ready until now. And it's wild.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

But, like, something just clicks and like, the minute you feel ready, it's like you need a baby straight away.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And like all my whole life, I felt so content and so happy and so proud of the things I was doing. And now all of a sudden, because I don't have a baby, I feel a bit lost. And we are trying.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

And, like, I love my husband so much. He's going to make such a great dad. We're just trying not to put too much pressure on ourselves. We made a decision a couple years ago to freeze our eggs.

[Dilly Carter]

Good.

[Vicky Pattison]

Which I'm like so happy we did.

[Dilly Carter]

Good.

[Vicky Pattison]

Gives you that bit of a. Like a security blanket. I look forward to the day where that is a treatment that is available for more women, more affordable, certainly. But yeah, at the moment we are. Well, I mean he's, he's having a lovely time. We are, yeah. Try and we're dealing with it together. I know these things take time, but patience has never been one of my virtues.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean, I've obviously I'm very fortunate that I've got a daughter, a 12 year old. But when I got cancer and I, I mean we. The reason I found out I had cancer was because I was struggling with my infertility. So I had something called secondary infertility. So it was taking me years to get pregnant again for our second. And I didn't know why. I had fibroids and then I had the fibroids removed and that's when they told me I had cancer, is when they were looking to remove the fibroids. And the thing with me is when they told me they I had cancer, I had cancer of my womb, they then said, obviously this means this is the end of your baby journey because we'll have to give you a radical history, radical hysterectomy, which means that we're going to have to remove your womb, your ovaries, your cervix, everything. So for me that was your bang. You have got no chance of it. This is your end of your fertility journey. So it's also really hard, isn't it? I see hugging you.

[Vicky Pattison]

No, I should be hugging you.

[Dilly Carter]

So, you know, I feel very fortunate that I have got a 12 year old. But also, you know, that's not. To also dismiss that even when you've had one child, to then not be able to have a second child is really hard. I think you've also spoken about adoption and I'm adopted, as many of you may know. So is that something that you'd also maybe consider? Because for me, when I was told and I remember going home to my daughter actually after the appointment and she's going, why, mummy? Why are you so upset, Mummy? I was like, well, mommy's tummy's not well and actually I can't have another baby. And she said, that's okay, we'll adopt, you know, as they do. And I was like, yeah, we will. And actually so much has gone on since that illness, you know, that that's that has now I just. It's sort of almost gone to the back of my mind because I almost think I'm past that stage. Whereas I think when you're at your stage, it's something that's also so lovely to be able to do. I mean, it changed my life, adoption in, you know, I'm here, sat here, and I just, you know, pinch myself every day that I was adopted and I was given to a family that loved me, nurtured me, gave me the best start in life. So is that something that you've ever thought about?

[Vicky Pattison]

I would love to adopt.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

That. That's always been, like, always been a real dream of mine. I know it's not the same, but like when, when we adopted the dogs, like there was an option for us to buy a dog, to get a puppy, to get something box fresh. And it just didn't feel like the right thing to do when there was gorgeous dogs out there that needed a home. And I have similar complicated feelings about having me own child, even though I desperately want one when there are so many beautiful children that need a home. So we had a really honest conversation, Eric and I, and I feel like we are going to try naturally to conceive. If that doesn't work out, we have frozen embryos.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

I also have eggs in case he works himself.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

So I can use them. And then. Yeah, we'd love to adopt, maybe.

[Dilly Carter]

Well, I wish you all the best with that journey and I hope that. I think we all do in, you know, hoping that that happens for you in one way or another.

[Vicky Pattison]

Thank you.

[Dilly Carter]

Should we get back to why you haven't decluttered these toys, though?

[Vicky Pattison]

Oh, gosh, that was a real gear change.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. I think what we need to do is when we're thinking about toys, especially dog toys, children's toys, whatever toys they are, if we have got an excessive amount of them, like you've got, you've got a basket and it's got a limit that container contains. So when we think about anything, storage wise, just think about containers containing, whether it's a basket, whether it's a box, whether it's a cardboard box. Once that has got its limit, don't buy any more. Okay? So let that be your lesson that you have got. You can have your basket full of toys, but when it starts overflowing, we're gonna let them go. Okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

You get very like a school teacher when you do.

[Dilly Carter]

Yes, I do, I do, I do.

[Vicky Pattison]

Look, I'm getting off. No, but you're so right. And honestly, my husband would love you.

[Dilly Carter]

Right, I'll have a word with him. Right, shall we move on to your third and final item, the big box. The big box. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. What is this?

[Vicky Pattison]

It looks like it's just awkward more than. It's heavy.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, my goodness. Wow. Okay. Wow. This is pretty special. And I feel like if we got a hanger or something that we can hang this on. Is this not the most beautiful wedding dress? This is your wedding dress, is it?

[Vicky Pattison]

It was just for a Tuesday.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean, what an incredible wedding dress, by the way. How stunning is that? So this is the first wedding dress that I've ever had on. Sort your life out unpacked. We have never had anyone bring in their wedding dress.

[Vicky Pattison]

That's me.

[Dilly Carter]

Veal.

[Vicky Pattison]

Keep going, babes. Just keep going. Yeah, it's. It's just a long one.

[Dilly Carter]

I don't want to damage your beautiful veil or trip up.

[Vicky Pattison]

That was. I thought I expertly navigated.

[Dilly Carter]

Well, thank you very much. Oh, my gosh. Right. Tell me about this beautiful wedding dress and why you've bought a it in.

[Vicky Pattison]

Oh, honestly. So me and Earth got married two years ago, and it was the best week of my life.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, good.

[Vicky Pattison]

It really was. We flew out to Puglia in Italy with, like, 150 of our friends and family.

[Dilly Carter]

Incredible.

[Vicky Pattison]

Oh. And it was, like, from, like, a Sunday night all the way through to the next Friday. We had, like, a welcome party and a staging hen day, and then the big. The big wedding. Is this.

[Dilly Carter]

That's me. Oh, wow. Look at that picture. Yeah. I mean, God, you look absolutely breathtaking, honestly.

[Vicky Pattison]

Thank you so much.

[Dilly Carter]

What a beautiful dress. It's so incredible. I mean, thank you for bringing that in because.

[Vicky Pattison]

You're welcome.

[Dilly Carter]

It's like a work of art, isn't it?

[Vicky Pattison]

Do you know what? Honestly? I got it. I got all my wedding dresses.

[Dilly Carter]

All of your wedding dresses? How many wedding dresses did you have?

[Vicky Pattison]

I think there was six.

[Dilly Carter]

Six. Can we just have a show of hands if anyone had more than one wedding dress? Did anyone. Oh, my gosh. How many wedding dresses did you have?

[Vicky Pattison]

You say seven.

[Dilly Carter]

Two wedding dresses. You didn't have six. No, I know. Six wedding dresses.

[Vicky Pattison]

I know. It's excellent.

[Dilly Carter]

Where are you keeping these wedding dresses?

[Vicky Pattison]

I have a specific section in my walk in wardrobe. It's also got my engagement party dress in there, too.

[Dilly Carter]

So you actually keep them hung in your wardrobe?

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah.

[Dilly Carter]

So that you can see them?

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah.

[Dilly Carter]

Are they out the bag just like that?

[Vicky Pattison]

Just like that, yeah. I literally took that from the wardrobe into my case.

[Dilly Carter]

So they're not even like in a

[Vicky Pattison]

dust bag or is this making you uncomfortable?

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah, slightly. Slightly making me uncomfortable that they're not that beautiful. Wedding dress is not stored. I mean, but I'm presuming your walking wardrobe is all beautiful. I mean, I know it might be a little bit chaotic, but.

[Vicky Pattison]

No, it's.

[Dilly Carter]

So you have a section. Yes, I have a section with six of your. Six of your wedding dresses.

[Vicky Pattison]

Can I at least explain myself?

[Dilly Carter]

Go on. I'll give you 30 seconds.

[Vicky Pattison]

Okay. I got married once in London. Like a civil ceremony. I had one for that.

[Dilly Carter]

Okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

Then I had a dress for me welcome party. Then I had a wedding dress for the hen party. Then I had my main day dress, which is that one.

[Dilly Carter]

This is a lot, isn't it?

[Vicky Pattison]

And then I had a dress for my cake cutting first dance.

[Dilly Carter]

You changed dress for your cake cutting?

[Vicky Pattison]

It was fabulous.

[Dilly Carter]

Silly.

[Vicky Pattison]

And then I had one apart the night away.

[Dilly Carter]

And which was your favorite?

[Vicky Pattison]

Oh, it's hard to choose and I don't want the other ones to hear, but it's this one.

[Dilly Carter]

The. The main one. Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Oh, so nice.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean, it is beautiful. But six dresses, that's me. I mean, I love the fact that they are all still hung in your wardrobe, though, so you can enjoy them every day.

[Vicky Pattison]

Not just enjoy them, but wear them.

[Dilly Carter]

You don't. Have you worn them again?

[Vicky Pattison]

Yes. It's not like a Monica from Friends situation. I'm. Aren't they sitting doing me washing up in one?

[Dilly Carter]

I. As long as you're not playing with the dogs in it.

[Vicky Pattison]

No, I dyed the. The Vivian Westwood one like a butter yellow color and I wore it to the baftas.

[Dilly Carter]

Now, I love that.

[Vicky Pattison]

And it was the same year Stacy did hers as well, so.

[Dilly Carter]

Same year that she did hers.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dilly Carter]

So you dyed yours. Stacy altered hers.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yes.

[Dilly Carter]

So I think with anything that you've got, when you love something as much as you do, if you can wear it again, it's great.

[Vicky Pattison]

I think, like, obviously being more green and encouraging sustainability is absolutely incredible. So important. But even just like from a real sort of like nostalgic side, like, I had, like. Yeah, I had the gold beaded one. That was my Kate Cutton first dance dress. And I ended up wearing it to the pride of Britain this year. And when I put it on, all I could think about was that gorgeous night and perfect week with me friends and family. And I just felt warm and fuzzy everywhere. So, yeah, I think rew wearing stuff's important for loads of different reasons.

[Dilly Carter]

Absolutely. As long as it feels good and like you said, it still fits.

[Vicky Pattison]

Yeah.

[Dilly Carter]

How many people have kept their wedding dress? Make a noise if you have. Yeah, I think most have. Yeah, most people do. But then I think some people do hire them nowadays, don't they? They rent them.

[Vicky Pattison]

And I think that's a great, like, that's a great little service. Yeah, well, I rent stuff for red carpets.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

Because it's just more.

[Dilly Carter]

Makes more sense, doesn't it?

[Vicky Pattison]

Call friendly.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. What's. Where did you meet Karen? What surprised you most about your married life?

[Vicky Pattison]

We did not meet in a romantic way. There's no, like, you know, love. Like, great big love story. We met on Instagram. I'm sorry.

[Dilly Carter]

I mean, that's modern day love, isn't it? Modern day love, social media.

[Vicky Pattison]

I wish it was better. You know, one of those, like, oh, crowded room, eyes met things. No, he slid into me. DMs.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. And now look at you.

[Vicky Pattison]

I know. And listen, I don't care because our first date was like. I was recovering from heartbreak and I. I just felt so hopeless and a bit vulnerable, you know, and like unlovable. Like, I just was like, why would anyone want me? And I went on this date with him, and from the minute I saw him, he was, I mean, the most handsome person I'd ever seen in real life.

[Dilly Carter]

He's very handsome.

[Vicky Pattison]

He's. God. Gorgeous, man.

[Dilly Carter]

We haven't got a picture of her kind, have we?

[Vicky Pattison]

That is a shame if you don't.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. I mean, if you've never seen Vicky's husband, he's quite handsome. It's very handsome. Look at that picture. I mean, look at the both of you. I mean. Wow.

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[Dilly Carter]

Yeah. I mean, you look amazing. Yeah. I mean, what would you do out of all of these three items? If we had to, what would you keep? Out of all the things that we bought in, what would you keep, donate or sell?

[Vicky Pattison]

I didn't know this was part of the game. Yeah. Okay, so I have to keep donating, Sell each one.

[Dilly Carter]

Keep, donate or sell. So if you had to keep the wedding dress, donate the wedding dress, sell it, would you keep the dog toys? Sell the dog toys, donate the dog toys.

[Vicky Pattison]

This is very harder, very hard game. I donate regularly to doggy shelters.

[Dilly Carter]

Okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

And I would not even give them them. I'm keeping them because they make my children happy.

[Dilly Carter]

Okay.

[Vicky Pattison]

That's what's important.

[Dilly Carter]

Yes.

[Vicky Pattison]

And that's what really matters.

[Dilly Carter]

Yes, it is.

[Vicky Pattison]

Remembering our previous conversation. Yes. Okay, so I'm giving them then I'm donating something.

[Dilly Carter]

Am I donating to donate something nobody wants? You got six? Yeah.

[Vicky Pattison]

I mean, I'm gonna donate that because then someone else gets to have lovely memories in the thing that made me really happy. And even though that would hurt, but you're.

[Dilly Carter]

And then you're. You'll invite.

[Vicky Pattison]

What happens to that again?

[Dilly Carter]

You'd send to sell it.

[Vicky Pattison]

Then there'll be a market for it. Yeah, there's a market for everything. People buy feet pics, man.

[Dilly Carter]

Yeah, I mean, we'll buy that. Don't let the king hear you say that.

[Vicky Pattison]

I know. Yeah. Treason again. I'll be in the tower.

[Dilly Carter]

Okay, and my last question is to you.

[Vicky Pattison]

Hit me.

[Dilly Carter]

Where is your happiest place in your home?

[Vicky Pattison]

On the sofa.

[Dilly Carter]

On the sofa?

[Vicky Pattison]

On the sofa with the dogs. With the telly on. I don't even have to be watching it. I just have to know my family are all safe in there.

[Dilly Carter]

Oh, and that. That is lovely, Vicki. You have been an absolute joy. Thank you so, so much for having me. Thank you. I can't wait to be back with you. For more revealing home truths, organizational hacks and celeb unboxings, sort your life out. Unpacked is presented by me, Diddy Carter. You can watch us on iplayer and listen on BBC Sounds.

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