Before she became a household name on Geordie Shore, Vicky Pattison was living a very different life with a secret she's kept hidden for years - she was already engaged to her first love, John Noble.
The reality TV star turned media personality has finally opened up about her pre-fame relationship, revealing emotional details about their engagement and subsequent breakup that shaped her approach to future relationships.
The Hidden Engagement
In a surprising revelation, Pattison confessed that she and Noble were engaged long before her television career began. "People only know about my relationships that played out in the public eye," she explained, "but John was my first proper love and my first engagement."
The couple met when Pattison was just 19 years old, during what she describes as a "completely different chapter" of her life. Their relationship developed away from the cameras and celebrity lifestyle that would later define her career.
Why She Kept It Secret
Pattison admitted she deliberately concealed the engagement from public knowledge, wanting to protect those precious memories from media scrutiny. "That part of my life was sacred to me," she shared emotionally. "It was real love, not reality TV love."
The former I'm A Celebrity winner explained that maintaining this privacy allowed her to keep some aspects of her personal life untouched by fame, preserving the authenticity of her first serious relationship.
The Painful Split
When their relationship eventually ended, Pattison was devastated. The breakup occurred as her career was beginning to take off, creating additional pressure and emotional turmoil.
"It was one of the hardest times of my life," she revealed. "Going through a broken engagement while trying to navigate newfound fame was overwhelming. I had to put on a brave face for the cameras while my heart was breaking."
Moving Forward
Now happily married to Ercan Ramadan, Pattison reflects on how that early relationship taught her valuable lessons about love and commitment. The experience shaped her perspective on what she truly wanted in a life partner.
Despite the pain of their separation, she looks back on her time with Noble with fondness, acknowledging that first loves and broken engagements are part of what makes us who we become.
