Under the microscope
CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?
YEAH, I can. My fitness regimen has really changed since I got Milo, my labrador, who is a very energetic pup and needs a lot of exercise. I hit my 10,000 steps just by doing his walks.
GET YOUR FIVE A DAY? NO, NOT every day. Smoothies are a good way to sneak them in, but I let myself down on the green veg intake.
EVER DIETED?
I GOT caught up in a really toxic diet culture when I was younger. At my heaviest I was about 12 or 13 stone [Vicky is about 5ft 5in]. Now, I couldn’t tell you what I weigh.
HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED YOU? WE GOT Covid last Christmas and it took most of January to recover. My boyfriend Ercan [Ramadan, a TV personality] had it worse than me.
ANY VICES? I HAVE the worst sweet tooth ever.
ANY FAMILY AILMENTS? MY MAM is as fit as a butcher’s dog. My dad has had heart attacks that were lifestyle-related.
WORST INJURY?
I’M VERY accident-prone but quite robust. I did a 100-mile bike ride a couple of years ago for CoppaFeel! [the breast cancer charity] and fell off the bike. Anybody else would have broken something but I just bounced.
POP ANY PILLS? I TAKE a collagen supplement and I’ve recently been told I have a vitamin D deficiency, so that’s on my to-do list.
EVER HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY? I HAD my boobs done about seven years ago and even though I’m very pleased with them, I found it quite painful and the recovery hard. It’s not something I’d rush into again.
COPE WELL WITH PAIN? I REALLY struggle with period pains. I have a cyst on my left ovary and it means my periods are quite painful.
TRIED ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES? SOMEONE suggested acupuncture for my periods, so I’ll try that soon.
EVER BEEN DEPRESSED? I’VE had times when I felt low and sad. But describing that as depression is insensitive to people who really suffer.
HANGOVER CURE? A LARGE glass of water before bed helps, and a good hearty breakfast.
WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE? I USED to lie awake at night worrying about everything. I think my mind was probably over-stimulated but my body wasn’t that tired. But getting outside for two hours a day, walking Milo, means it is now.
ANY PHOBIAS?
BEING in I’m A Celebrity [she won it in 2015] and getting covered in bugs is one thing but I still don’t like spiders.
LIKE TO LIVE FOR EVER?
ONLY if everybody I loved was living for ever too.
■ Vicky partners with Hartley’s 10 cal Jelly.