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Daily Mirror
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Vicky Pattison says 'I'm not proud of it' as she opens up on 'turning point'
Vicky Pattison has been open about her battle with vaping - admitting that she had been trying to quit the habit but 'it all unravelled' after she had a tough week Vicky Pattison, the ex-Geordie Shore star turned podcaster, has candidly shared an update on her struggle with vaping with her fans. On her Get A Grip podcast, the former queen of the jungle confessed to co-host Angela Scanlon that she's picked up the e-cigarette habit again. She explained: "Giving up things is really hard. I can't remember the specific turning point. Last week... it's always emotions with me. Like, I know I'm doing that... I'm craving relaxation. "In a world where I can't cultivate it naturally because my schedule's a bit unrelenting, I'm doing it synthetically. I think I will give it up at some point, I am really trying." She admitted to a setback in her efforts: "I was about five, six days in, but then it all unravelled. So I'm back vaping. I'm not proud of it, but it's who I am. I am a vapist!" At 37, Vicky isn't alone in her vaping woes; other celebs like Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway and musician Matt Willis have also opened up about their own struggles last year, according to Chronicle Live. Garraway revealed her own vaping journey, stating she had stopped before her stint on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! — only to find herself hooked once more. On Good Morning Britain, she shared: "The last thing I want to do is in any way sanction [vaping], because I don't now. But my experience was, after Billy was born, I did smoke before and I was craving going back to smoking [but] didn't want to. "I thought it was amazing, because it didn't smell, at that point you could do it anywhere, it must have been like smoking in the 70s — you didn't have to stand outside. Everybody said it was better for you, and I did feel much better. I got the nicotine hit." However, after her stint in the jungle, she confessed that she fell back into vaping — a habit reignited by a segment on Good Morning Britain. Kate said: "I think we had some props in here or something ridiculous, and I picked it up and I was instantly addicted — like, beyond anything! I couldn't believe it, and it made me realise how particularly those disposable ones are so addictive." In a similar struggle, Matt Willis opened up about his own issues with vaping during an appearance on the On The Mend podcast, where he recounted a telling-off he received from a pal during a round of golf for being covert about his habit — notably from his wife, Emma. Matt detailed the encounter, saying: "I try to live a very honest life. For instance, I was recently playing golf with a mate of mine, and he's in recovery, and I was vaping on the golf course, and he was like: 'Does your wife know you do that?'" He shared his response: "I was like, 'No, I only do it when I'm at golf and I do it when I'm with the band, so I don't do it at home or around the family.' So he was like, 'You lie about it.' I was like, 'I don't lie about it, I just don't talk about it.' He was like, 'So you're holding something from people, you're keeping a secret.'" Matt candidly opened up about his vaping habit, confessing that he'd often sneak in puffs both during the day and at peculiar hours of the night. He detailed: "Before I knew it, I was doing three to four a day of these disposable vapes. I was even doing it on stage. I was walking to the back of the stage and vaping, thinking no one could see me." He added: "I'd wake up in the middle of the night and go for a wee and vape in the toilet in my hotel room on my own and then go try and get back to sleep." Remember to tune into Channel 4's Sunday Brunch featuring Vicky Pattison, which kicks off at 10am today (June 22).
Daily Mirror
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Matt Willis begged wife Emma to leave him after admitting 'I messed up'
Matt and Emma Willis went through a rocky patch in their relationship in 2016 as the Busted star struggled with addiction. Matt Willis has revealed there was a heart-wrenching moment in his life where he urged his wife Emma to leave him, admitting he worried he'd lost her trust for good after relapsing in his battle with addiction. The Busted star, 41, spoke about Emma - who recently hailed her husband for staying by her side while undergoing heart surgery - after previously being open about his past struggles with substance abuse. In a recent episode of his On The Mend podcast, he decided to share a personal story about the toll his relapse took on his 16-year marriage. Matt confessed that during one particularly raw conversation, he told Emma to "get out while she still could". He admitted: "I put my family through something I never wanted to." "And that can eat you up if you want it to. That can derail you, you know — I'm not willing to let that [happen], so I put the work in. It all comes from action." Matt has previously spoken about using up to 6g of cocaine a day during his 2016 relapse, and on the podcast, he didn't shy away from the guilt and shame that followed. He shared: "I think the other option is standing up and going, 'Yeah, I f***** up, yeah I messed up and I'm sorry, I'm going to try harder and I'm going to try and be a better person.' And over time, that guilt and shame fades. And for me, it has." Emma, 48, chose not to walk away when Matt was at his worst. Instead she offered him support, holding onto the belief that her husband could change. Matt mused: "I never thought my wife would trust me again. And she does. She really does. And that's because I've shown her that I'm trustworthy. These things are earned, not given." He went on to explain that it wasn't about "talking a good talk", but showing consistent change through his actions. The couple has faced their fair share of challenges over the years, including Matt's high-profile rehab stints and a brush with Scientology. But through it all they've remained determined to grow together, and even committed to couple's therapy when they hit a rough patch in 2020. Now their relationship has entered a brand new phase on screen as the couple started their first joint presenting gig. The Willises are currently co-hosting Love Is Blind: UK. The hit Netflix reality show places singles in "pods", where they date and get engaged without ever seeing each other face to face. They only meet in person once a proposal has taken place, before testing out their relationship in the real world. Matt admitted he was "nervous" about working with Emma at first, but says the experience has brought them closer. He added: "Normally, we have to be separate and go to work away from each other, and now we get to do something together and spend more time together. It's great."
