Vicky Pattison has hit back at the recent controversy surrounding celebrity fitness DVDs, as she insisted her’s was entirely based on hard work.
A host of stars, including Scarlett Moffatt and Lauren Goodger alongside Vicky, have been hit by claims their lucrative and successful DVDs were the result of ‘starvation and dangerous methods’, with Vicky’s brainchild netting her £160,000.
The 30-year-old former Geordie Shore star appeared on Lorraine on Tuesday morning where she insisted her 2013 workout video Vicky’s 7 Day Slim was not born of ‘anything ludicrous or wacky’, just based on hard work.
Hitting back: Vicky Pattison has hit back at the recent controversy surrounding celebrity fitness DVDs, as she insisted her’s was entirely based on hard work
Fitness expert David Souter claimed last week that the likes of Lauren, Scarlett and Vicky achieved their famed image overhaul by attending a bootcamp where they ‘starved themselves’ – yet insisted their DVDs helped achieve the results.
While the other stars have remained relatively coy over the allegations, Vicky seemed particularly perturbed by the allegations as he appeared on the show.
She told the TV host: ‘Like anyone who wants to lose weight, whether in public eye or not, you’re going to have to lower calorie intake to do that.
‘So yes, I did go on a diet but it wasn’t anything ludicrous or wacky, I was just making more conscious decisions’.
Losing it: A host of stars, including Scarlett Moffatt and Lauren Goodger alongside Vicky, have been hit by claims their lucrative and successful DVDs were the result of ‘starvation and dangerous methods’, with Vicky’s brainchild netting her £160,000
Hard work pays dividends: The 30-year-old former Geordie Shore star appeared on Lorraine on Tuesday morning where she insisted her 2013 workout video Vicky’s 7 Day Slim was not born of ‘anything ludicrous or wacky’, just based on hard work
The picture that started it all: Images of Vicky walking along the beach in 2013 sparked her phenomenal weight loss although she admitted she was unhappy at a size six
Now and then: While Vicky has had a changing shape, she is determined to keep up her fitness journey
While Vicky has always been candid about the fact she feels she went too far with her diet, she insists this was not the fault of the video but more her mindset.
She continued: ‘Like anyone who wants to lose weight, whether in public eye or not, you’re going to have to lower calorie intake to do that. so yes, I did go on a diet. But it wasn’t anything ludicrous or wacky, I was just making more conscious decisions.’
Pushing the note of her unhappy times, when she shrank down to a tiny size six, she went on: ‘I’ve been very honest about that all the way through.
‘I don’t blame the DVD for that either, just just who I am. If I’m eating well and training well I’ll be drinking kale smoothies and giving birth to avocados, that’s the kind of person I am, but if I’m on a night out I’m on a night out, I’m quite extreme.’
Way back when: Vicky showed off her changing shape in the I’m A Celeb jungle in 2015
Honest: She told the TV host: ‘Like anyone who wants to lose weight, whether in public eye or not, you’re going to have to lower calorie intake to do that’
Out, out! She said: ‘For me, being a size six was amazing for a while, but there’s not an awful lot of Pop Tarts and Prosecco involved – and I can’t live life without them’
She went on: ‘Now I’m older, turning 30, I’m a bit more sensible, more measured and I’ve found a happy balance with my weight.
‘For me, being a size six was amazing for a while, but there’s not an awful lot of Pop Tarts and Prosecco involved – and I can’t live life without them’.
When Lorraine touched upon other stars – including Lauren and Scarlett – Vicky was keen to move away from the controversy surrounding others.
She said: ‘It’s a complicated subjective and everyone is different. I’m not here to talk about anyone else’s journeys.
Refusing: When Lorraine touched upon other stars – including Lauren and Scarlett – Vicky was keen to move away from the controversy surrounding others
Way back when: As she discussed where she is with things now, she went on: ‘I still work out with my PT and enjoy it. It’s become a big part of my life’ (pictured prior to her weight loss in 2013)
‘One thing about DVDs is that they give an amazing entry point into fitness and health regimes for women who are maybe a little bit scared of the gym, or don’t know how. So for that I think they can be good, but you’ve got to be honest.’
As she discussed where she is with things now, she went on: ‘I still work out with my PT and enjoy it. It’s become a big part of my life, I’ve just got more of a balance. there’s workouts and spin classes and workouts in my life, but there’s also pizza and gin and tonics. Life’s too short’.
Vicky, who is engaged to businessman John Noble, discussed her fiance and forthcoming nuptials, saying: ‘We are open to (babies). We’re doing a lot of practicing Lorraine!The wedding is going to happen next summer, in July. between you and me – you’re invited!’