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Reality star Vicky Pattison is desperate not to offend her followers by rubbing their noses in her wealth
She’s overcome a turbulent love life in the public eye and Vicky Pattison is finally set to tie the knot with fiancé Ercan Ramadan in Italy. But – as she recently admitted – planning her dream wedding has not only been incredibly stressful, it’s also been surprisingly expensive.
Last week, Vicky, 35, admitted, “I can’t take my foot off the gas because weddings are just so f***ing expensive… All that matters to me is that I marry Ercan in front of my friends and family and we all have an amazing time, but it is already spiralling out of control.”
Vicky and Ercan – who have been detailing their wedding plans in a monthly special of Vicky’s podcast The Secret To – are set to tie the knot in September 2024 in a lavish week-long ceremony in Puglia that involves 13 bridesmaids, four designer dresses for Vicky and a flower girl in the form of TOWIE’s Pete Wicks.
And now insiders tell Closer that the former Geordie Shore star is worried about appearing self-indulgent to her followers as they struggle with the cost-of-living crisis.
A source says, “Vicky is so excited about her wedding to Ercan, but the only thing that isn’t sitting quite right for her is the cost of it all and how it might feel a little out of touch with things being so financially tough for everyone right now.
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“Vicky has a heart of gold and really sees herself as a relatable and down-to-earth star who has come from humble beginnings. Her pals have told her that she needs to just go with it and enjoy it, but she’s really been punishing herself over it all and hoping that people don’t think she’s got money to burn or that she’s being wasteful in organising such a big event.”
Vicky and Ercan, 30, began dating back in 2019 after Vicky slid into the former labourer’s Instagram DMs, and Ercan eventually got down on one knee three years later, while the pair were holidaying in Dubai. Their engagement marked the third time that the reality star had become a fiancée.
The I’m A Celeb winner’s first engagement was to her Geordie Shore co-star Ricci Guarnaccio, who proposed to her in Mexico in 2012, but the pair split the following year. Vicky’s second proposal came from businessman John Noble in 2017, but in 2019 the pair ended their relationship amid rumours that John had cheated.
Things then turned messy, with John allegedly refusing to cover his share of the mortgage and demanding a huge pay-out from the reality star, ssomething he neither conf
