Vicky Pattison admits honeymoon is on hold with husband Ercan after lavish Italian wedding

is loving married life after tying the knot with TOWIE’s Ercan Ramadan, but she admits that work is getting in the way of their dream honeymoon. The TV presenter and former star got hitched to Ercan at Marylebone Town Hall last August before heading to Italy for a bigger ceremony in September. However, their wedded bliss was cut short when Vicky, 37, jetted straight off to Cyprus to film E4’s new dating show The Honesty Box.

“I left two days after my wedding to go and do it. We had a mini-moon booked but then I had to promote the show, so it feels like I’m not destined to have a honeymoon at the minute and that’s OK,” she laughs. “When the time is right, no doubt we’ll have something really lovely, but for now, my focus has definitely got to be my career.”

Luckily, Ercan, 31, is his wife’s “number one fan”. “He’s super supportive. I don’t think I could have made The Honesty Box or anything I’ve been doing in the last year if it wasn’t for him,” Vicky says.

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Although, Vicky admits that with kids hopefully on the cards in the future, her days of luxury resorts may be behind her. “I would like to think kids will come along soon and then it will just be all-inclusive water parks,” she laughs. “But that’s a different adventure.”

After years of her romantic escapades being aired on Geordie Shore, Vicky says she’s picked the perfect time to retire from the dating game. “I’m very happily married and I don’t envy single people at all,” she says. “It’s been a long time since I’ve dated. Ercan and I have been together for seven years, but I do think the dating landscape has changed.

“Back in my day, and I hate to sound like a granny, it was just very organic.” She adds, “I think it’s the trenches out there quite frankly. Especially in this day and age with so many dating and different forms of social media. We’re an instant gratification generation and everything feels so transient. I don’t think people are giving human connection enough of a chance.”

Vicky has been open about her chequered romantic past, having previously dated Geordie Shore co-star Ricci Guarnaccio, ice hockey player James Morgan, and former TOWIE regulars Kirk Norcross and Stephen Bear.

“I’ve definitely been lied to,” Vicky says when asked about her dating past. “I’ve definitely lied as well so I’m holding my hands up. None of us are perfect and whatever your reasons are behind it, I think we’ve all been guilty of it once in a while.”

Happily, her relationship with Ercan turned things around for her. “I am finally in a really nice place,” she smiles. “I’m dead grateful to my husband, he’s a lovely man. He has restored my faith in men in general.”

Now, Vicky is hoping to help others find happiness alongside Married At First Sight star Lucinda Light in The Honesty Box – which challenges a line-up of singles to try dating without telling a lie. Set in a stunning Greek villa, the dating show matches 12 contestants together and gives them the chance to win £100,000.

However, if they’re caught fibbing in their relationships by the ‘Honesty Box’ – a lie detector which uses cutting-edge AI – then they risk losing money from the prize pot.

Holistic counsellor Lucinda is the show’s Sincerity Coach and admits that it’s harder for some to stay honest than others. “Some people don’t even know they’re lying because it’s so deep in their subconscious, they don’t know what the hell they’re doing,” she says. “A lot of us can tell white lies, but where I think it’s important is the big stuff.”

Lucinda, 44, admits she’s still searching for The One after being rejected by her MAFS Australia husband Timothy Smith on the show. “There’s a disease in the dating culture – it’s tough for me to wade through it all. Being on MAFS, I was with somebody that wasn’t open to the experience.

“I thank him infinitely for saying yes every single week to me, even though he probably wasn’t very attracted to me. But that gave me more momentum to stay in the game. I’ve been lied to and so when people are really truthful, even when it does hurt, I respect that deeply.”

Vicky admits she’s guilty of a white lie or two in her relationship. “I’m a people pleaser. If you were to say to me, ‘What do you think of my outfit?’ I’d be like, ‘Unreal, you look amazing,’ and I wouldn’t even really look,” she laughs. “If you’re looking for cold honesty from me, you’re just never going to get it because I will never upset somebody.

“Never come to me for hard truths and never tell me secrets because I can’t keep them either. It never comes from a place of malice but I can’t say I’m 110% honest.”

She reckons Ercan would pass with flying colours on the show. “Ercan would fly in there. He might have told one or two lies but he’s the straightest, most honest man. He’s the most decent man I’ve met,” she says. “I wouldn’t worry about him.”

The Honest Box begins tonight at 9pm on E4.

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