Vicky Pattison 'didn't have to change fake tan routine' for Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky Pattison has joked how nights out in Newcastle means she is comfortable wearing fake tan on the show.
Vicky Pattison has no issue with putting on fake tan for Strictly Come Dancing.
The 37-year-old star is partnered with Kai Widdrington on the latest series of the BBC Latin and Ballroom competition and quipped that nights out in Newcastle have prepared her for getting made up for the show.
The former Geordie Shore star told The Sun newspaper: "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 of 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.
"I'm sorry but the tan, the hair, the glam! I've been preparing for this for 25 years.
"Like, I didn't even have to change my fake tan routine at all - this girl was ready."
However, Vicky says she is a "novice" when it comes to dancing and is determined to "prove people wrong" with her performances on the show.
The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2015 winner said: "I've joked that this is the first time I've danced sober but it's probably not that far from the truth.
"You normally see me at people's parties at the bar or chewing someone's ear off in the kitchen. Definitely the last place you'd find me is on the dance floor.
"Everyone is gonna think I'm a novice - and they'd be right. But I am ready for a challenge and desperate to prove myself and some people wrong along the way."
Bookmaker Ladbrokes have Vicky down as one of the favourites to win the Glitterball Trophy but she thinks otherwise.
The reality star said: "I can't believe anyone would have us down as favourite in the lasses to win. I mean, have you seen the women in this competition? They're all incredible.
"Amber (Davies) is amazing, did you see Kaz Carney's jive? I mean, come on, that's my winner right there!
"Bal (Sopal) is beautiful inside and out and just has so much rhythm. Alex (Kingston) is so theatrical and emotional, when she dances it's so beautiful.
"Ellie's (Goldstein) energy is infectious, just don't even get us started on La Voix, you can't look anywhere else when she's on the stage.
"Maybe there's a mistake there with those odds."
