Vicky Pattison's Upcoming Strictly Performance in Jeopardy as She Fights Off a Mystery Illness Just Hours Before the Live Show

Published on October 10, 2025 at 07:13 AM
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Strictly's Vicky Pattison admits she's 'riddled with anxiety' just hours before first live show

VICKY Pattison’s next Strictly performance is hanging in the balance, as she revealed she has been battling a “mystery bug”, hours before the next live show.

Former star , 37, has revealed she has been battling an illness this week whilst trying to rehearse for tomorrow night’s show.

Vicky Pattison on her knees next to a suitcase.Vicky Pattison revealed she is battling a ‘mystery bug’ Vicky Pattison in a sequined dress for her second Strictly performance.The star shared the news on Instagram today Ercan Ramadan and Vicky Pattison performing a dance routine.Vicky has been wowing on the Strictly dance floor

Vicky, who is partnered on this series with pro , took to to reveal her plight.

The star shared two pics of herself – one looking glam, the other looking a bit exhausted.

Vicky wrote next to the snaps: “Can we just take a moment for my glam team, stylist and the strictly angels who helped turn me from this feral little rat who looks like they live under a bridge and demands riddles to cross into THIS???!!

“Lads it’s been a WEEK… strictly rehearsals, mystery bug, VT’s, Erc away, my clothing collection launch… and I just don’t want anyone thinking I look too glam to give a damn all the time..

“I just thought it was important to show you all both sides of the coin… she LOVES to be a glam girly don’t get me wrong but there’s a hell of a lot of the time I look more like an exhausted little troll.”

It comes after Vicky told The Sun how .

The reality star wowed on the dancefloor last weekend, but was shown looking very anxious before she performed.

Vicky told us: “Everybody knows I’m super nervous about this entire process, I’m just a gobby girl from the north east doing her best.

“The dancing, the being out my comfort zone, learning something new, being judged by the public is also terrifying.

“But the one element that made me feel really excited and I had no reservations about at all was definitely being Strictlyfied.

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“I’m sorry but the tan, the , the glam! I’ve been preparing for this for like 25 years.

“Like, I didn’t even have to change my fake tan routine at all — this girl was ready.”

Vicky also admitted that people constantly underestimate her and in the 14 years since she shot to fame on series , has always been a bit of an underdog.

It was something the popular star also faced when she was a contestant on a decade ago.

She said: “Winning the jungle was the best moment of my life, maybe tied with the day that I got married to Ercan.

“Everybody just wanted us out initially. Obviously I was in there and in me bubble and I’m actually really grateful for that, you know.

“But I learned afterwards everyone was like: ‘Get her out. We don’t want her in here. Reality TV scum blah, blah, blah.’

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Strictly Come Dancing news and the latest line up

  • will be showing off his dance moves on this year’s show.
  • has signed up.
  • .
  • pulled out with injury and has been replaced by Love Island winner Amber Davies.
  • is the first drag star to join the main series
  • became the first contestant with to take part.
  • is swapping the boardroom for ballroom dancing
  • I’m a Celeb winner has been announced.
  • Emmerdale actor was announced as the last contestant.
  • Game of Thrones star pulled out of the show before the launch date over medical reasons.

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