Vicky Pattison has been seen wiping away tears as she spoke about not yet being a mother, after being open about her journey to freeze her eggs. The presenter and reality TV star, 38, revealed her decision to freeze her eggs in 2022, stating at the time that her body 'doesn't have the luxury of loads of time' and that it wasn't the 'right time' for her to have children.
Opening Up About Family Plans
Vicky and her now-husband Ercan were early in their relationship when she made the decision, having met in 2019. They have recently been seen discussing their future in the E4 documentary, Vicky Pattison: Maybe, Baby?, which followed the realities and pressures couples face to start a family.
Now, Vicky has emotionally opened up about her family plans on the Sort Your Life Out Unpacked podcast, telling host Dilly Carter: 'It's just the way the cookie crumbles and like how life sometimes presents you with different things and different opportunities and stuff. And I've never really felt ready until now!' She admitted: 'It's wild but like something just clicks, and the minute you feel ready it’s like you need a baby straight away.'
Feeling 'a Bit Lost'
She explained: 'And all my whole life I felt so content and so happy and so proud of the things I was doing, and now all of a sudden, because I don’t have a baby, I feel a bit lost,' before admitting: 'I didn’t think I’d be this age without a baby or a family.' As she wiped away tears, she praised her husband: 'I love my husband so much. He’s going to make such a great dad. We’re just trying not to put too much pressure on ourselves.'
In typical Vicky fashion, the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 contestant joked: 'But yeah, at the moment, well I mean, he’s [Ercan’s] having a lovely time.'
Fears About Motherhood
During her recent documentary, Vicky expressed her biggest concern was how having a baby could impact her TV career, which she has finally got to a point she had dreamed of, and also shared her worries that she wouldn't be a good mother. This is something she later echoed as she and Ercan spoke to Giovanna Fletcher on the podcast Happy Mum Happy Baby. 'I am absolutely terrified, and I'll cry when I say this, I have a genuine fear that I won't be good enough to be a mam,' she told the host and former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here winner.
But Ercan was quick to reassure her, speaking about Vicky's caring side when it comes to their relationship and their beloved dogs, Max and Milo. He said: 'I've seen the way you are with the dogs, I've seen the way you are with me, she's going to be unbelievable. She's incredible.'
