Vicky Pattison is preparing to welcome a new dog into her home.
The reality TV star, 35, took to Instagram earlier this evening to share a sweet snap of herself posing with fiancé Ercan Ramadan and their dog Milo, as they enjoy their final Christmas together as a family of three before new pup Max arrives.
Vicky acknowledged how the festive period can be a difficult time for many as she shared the adorable picture with her followers, hours on from posting a candid update about learning to embrace kindness and self-love.
The star - who fronted a moving Channel 4 documentary this year - shared a variety of selfies and snaps of herself posing naturally, with no filters or edits.
She also included a cute video of herself spending some quality time with her niece as she urged her followers not to worry about having their picture taken over the coming days.
"Mavie doesn't care if I don't have my hair extensions in and milo isn't bothered if I haven't changed out of my pjs- they just want to be with me," Vicky wrote within her lengthy caption today.
"So this Christmas why not give yourself the gift of kindness and abit of self love and instead of picking yourself apart- see in yourself what your family sees! A beautiful, kind person just chock full of magic... And get in the picture."
She added: "It might seem frivolous now to put so much gravity on a photograph- but that snapshot of that beautiful family moment will be there forever, even when memories fade and those we loved aren't around anymore.
"And not one single person who treasures that photo will care if you were at your 'goal weight' or not. So happy Christmas Eve everyone.. and take the picture."
Vicky then went on to share a portrait of herself, former TOWIE star Ercan and their dog Milo posings in matching PJs in front of a Christmas tree - ahead of new pup Max joining the family soon.
"Happy Christmas Eve from the Patti-Ram's and our last little photo as a 3..." the former Geordie Shore star began when addressing her 5.2million followers.,
She continued to say: "For those of you who love Christmas, I wish you such fun and joy. For those of you who find christmas difficult, I wish you peace.
"And for those of you who may feel sad at Christmas.. I wish you comfort."
"Sending you all, exactly what you need this festive period!"
Vicky mentioned expanding her family when congratulating Montana Brown earlier this evening, as the former Love Island star announced she is expecting her first child.
She commented on her pregnant pal's announcement: ""Omg mon!!!! Stop!! Just yesterday you were congratulating me about my family growing. Mate I'm so happy for you."
Vicky has enjoyed a successful 2022 in terms of her career, thanks to her Channel 4 documentary Alcohol, Dad and Me - an emotional untangling of the part booze played in her childhood - receiving critical acclaim over the summer.
Following the amazing reaction to her debut documentary, Vicky is keen to continue on the new path she has forged for herself and explore other issues and topics on-screen.
"Oh babe, I can't believe you've called me a 'documentary filmmaker - that's given me goosebumps," she confessed during a chat with the Mirror about her new career in August.
Reflecting on still being referred to as a 'Geordie Shore star' - despite not appearing on the show since 2014 - Vicky is keen to point out how much since she has achieved since her early reality TV days.
"I get it and I'm not sensitive about it but I think 'I've won the jungle!' I've been on Loose Women, I was a Celebrity MasterChef finalist, I'm a Sunday Times Bestselling author - I can't believe [Geordie Shore is] still the most relevant thing people use to describe me," she jokingly added.
Away from her thriving career, Vicky is also enjoying domestic bliss with fiancé Ercan - recently hosting a star-studded engagement party following the former TOWIE star's proposal in Dubai earlier this year.
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