Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky Pattison has been left in tears as she shared ‘advice’ from a pal
Jessica Sansome TV and Celebrity Editor and Jane Lavender
08:00, 25 Oct 2025
Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky Pattison(Image: BBC)
Vicky Pattison has been singing the praises of her Strictly Come Dancing colleagues, describing one as a ‘really lovely bloke’, whilst also getting emotional about the ‘guidance’ she received from a previous participant.
The reality television personality and host is amongst the famous faces participating in the BBC One dancing competition this series and has been spotted performing with her professional dancing partner Kai Widdrington.
During the previous weekend, Vicky and Kai, who had been battling illness prior to their routine, put everything into their Charleston performance to A Little Party Never Killed Nobody from The Great Gatsby in the third week.
Having successfully progressed to the fourth week, Vicky and Kai returned to dance a Samba to Madonna’s La Isla Bonita.
The duo were spotted discussing their previous routine and upcoming challenges during their appearance on Strictly’s companion show It Takes Two, reports the Manchester Evening News.
During the programme, Vicky revealed the counsel her mate Pete Wicks had given her, following his own participation in the beloved show the previous year.
Strictly stars Vicky Pattison and Lewis Cope(Image: Vicky Pattison Instagram)
When questioned about public backing, the 37-year-old revealed: “I remember Pete, who did it last year, told us at the start of this, ‘Listen, you’re not going to be the best dancer.
“‘You can work as hard as you want, but you’ll probably never be the best. But you can be yourself and hopefully everybody will hopefully see what I saw and fall in love with you a little bit!'”.
She added: “Honestly, he’s the nicest man and the fact that I know I’m not the best, but I really am trying!”.
She subsequently shared the footage of his remarks on her Instagram Story, writing: “My @p_wicks01 with the best advice [face holding back tears and heart emojis]. Thank you to everyone who is supporting me… You don’t know what it means to me [face holding back tears and heart emojis].”
At the same time, Vicky appeared on the programme alongside her Strictly colleague Lewis Cope, who is partnered with professional dancer Katya Jones, and the presenter and reality television personality was thrilled to feature with another North East local.
Posting a photograph of the duo on Instagram, she enthused: “North East Massive Took over It Takes Two tonight… just missing our @lavoixtheshow.
“Absolutely love being on this little journey with you @lewiscope… watching you dance is incredible, but you’re also just a really nice man! And I love ya! ! ! If you missed us tonight, don’t panic, you can catch it on @bbciplayer.”
Lewis was swift to reply, commenting on the post: “Yes Vick! ! ! You are so lovely and I’m loving being on this journey with you too.”