Vicky Pattison has reflected on her Strictly Come Dancing experience in her first message since her shock exit at the weekend. Viewers were gutted when the Geordie Shore star was eliminated from the 2025 race for the Glitterball on Sunday.
Vicky had been earmarked as a potential finalist with her partner Kai Widdrington. However, the 37-year-old didn’t survive her first dance off as the judges sent her home after she competed against EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal. Vicky stayed off social media after her exit was broadcast and took to social media late last night (Monday, November 17) to explain the delay was because she was busy celebrating her birthday on Sunday (November 16).
She said: “Where do I even begin??? I have had an incredible couple of months and I’m so grateful to everyone at @bbcstrictly for the most amazing experience!!!
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“I am going to miss my beautiful strictly family so much.. and I can’t wait to watch them all smash it this weekend in Blackpool!!! I love you all!!
“I’m struggling to put into words how much this process has meant to me… it has been one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life and I don’t think I’ll ever top it! To my @kaiwidd I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart- the absolute BEST partner a girl could ask for.. and even more than that, a friend.
“We’ll be on It Takes Two on Wednesday to chat about our gorgeous journey, so sorry to anyone expecting to see us tonight… I’ve been celebrating my birthday in style. But we’ll see you then and we’re so excited… although I will definitely cry.”Final thankyou to you guys, for your support and kindness.. I am so grateful to you all! You made a little girls dreams come true and I loved my time spent on that dance floor!”
Gaby Roslin said: “You are and were blooming wonderful in every single moment. Love you dearly you gorgeous soul”
Ruth Langsford commented: “You were fantastic! Someone with zero dance experience to top of the leaderboard!! An amazing achievement.
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“Have loved watching you… Dancing Queen!”
Carlos Gu posted: “You will be missed!!! You were bloody fabulous.” La Voix added: “Love you.”
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, who was voted off the week before Vicky, said: “Vicky!!! You set the strictly floor a light!! Strictly’s Angel of the north!!”
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Katya Jones, who is partnered with Lewis Cope, said: “Ohh Vicky! Your energy will be missed. You should be so proud.”
Tess Daly said: “Will miss you so much.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues this Saturday on BBC One.
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A new chapter!
Bachelor Nation fans saw Raven Gates Gottschalk and Adam Gottschalk meet and fall in love on Season 4 of “Bachelor in Paradise.”
Since then, the two have tied the knot, welcomed their son Gates in January 2022, and welcomed their second son, Max, in July 2023.
The couple loves to keep people updated with their lives on social media, often posting about their family, marriage, and fun trips together.
And now, Raven and Adam are building their dream home together and documenting the process online.
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In a new video posted on TikTok, Raven shared, “Current life update Building our dream home ✨ if you’ve been following me for a while you know we’ve been planning for this for a few years now! Now, we’re finally getting to the stage where I can start sharing more of our progress for this completely custom home build ! We’re so excited ”
The Bachelor Nation couple continued and shared more about their custom home as well as the inspiration behind it.
Raven revealed, “First week of meeting Adam when we were dating, he told me we were gonna live on a golf course.” Adam chimed in and said, “When PGA relocated, I knew we had to build a house!”
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Raven showed a blueprint of what the home will look like once it’s completed, and Adam revealed it should be ready by “December of next year.”
The couple then walked around the lot of their new home and showed where various sections of the house will be, such as the driveway, water line, garage, powder room, bedroom, and pool.
Raven and Adam ended the video with a promise that they will keep followers updated with the progress as the house continues to be built.
We are so happy for Raven, Adam, and their entire family. What an exciting next chapter, and we can’t wait to see the finished house!