Yahoo News Vicky Pattison reveals why she quit Geordie Shore
Vicky Pattison's career has flourished ever since leaving Geordie Shore back in 2014.
From Judge Geordie to I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp, Loose Women to... Blind Date (maybe?), the star has become a recognisable name on TV.
But why did she quit Geordie Shore in the first place?
It turns out, the moment of realisation came when she tried to read a book while the show was shooting.
"I picked up a book and before I knew it, someone came running in, snatched it and ran off," she told the Daily Star.
"This person is saying, 'Vicky's got a book! Where did Vicky get a book from? Get it off her!'
"He was like, 'Vicky, where did you get your book from?' And I said WHSmith, and he said, 'What are you doing? You can't read a book, it's not on-brand.'
"And I was like, 'Are you f**king joking me? I can't read a book?' I was thinking to myself, 'I can't do this anymore!'"
The TV star added that she wanted to "grow up" and not have her whole life documented in front of the cameras.
"My goal when I left was that eventually I'd have a job in TV, and all people would know about me that day is what dress I wore," she explained. "They wouldn't know that I'd had an argument with my boyfriend that morning or that I'd fallen out with my best mate.
"There's always going to be that level of intrusion, but with reality TV it's based around that. It's hinged upon that.
"I wasn't ready. I wasn't willing to sacrifice my life for that invasion. Fame is not that important."
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