Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison said she was 'fighting back tears' as she left her fiancé and dog to start a new job in Newcastle.
The 34-year-old, who lives in Essex with partner Ercan Ramadan and their golden retriever Milo, posted a series of photos from her weekend to Instagram. She can be seen spending time with 'her boys,' enjoying a delicious Sunday lunch and visiting friends and family.
But the reality TV star revealed that she was on her way back to Newcastle to begin a new job. And while she 'couldn't be more grateful' for her new opportunity, it meant saying goodbye to Ercan and Milo for a while.
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Reflecting on her weekend, Vicky captioned the pictures: "This weekend was good for my soul.. it was needed, but sadly- it wasn't long enough! They never bloody are, are they??!"
"I'm on my way back up to Newcastle now to start an exciting new job- that I couldn't be more grateful for btw- but leaving my boys tonight after just 5 days back was really tough and I'm fighting back tears in the back of this Uber... (such a f***y I know?!)".
She continued: "But it'll be lovely to spend some time with my family and friends up north and I cannot wait to get my teeth into this new job so that should be good too! and I'm pleased that I made the most of this weekend with me lads... It was so cute and cosy!"
Vicky and the former TOWIE personality got engaged in February this year after Ercan proposed on a beach during a glamorous holiday in Dubai. The former Queen of the Jungle shared the exciting news in an Instagram post.
She uploaded beautiful pictures of her embracing handsome Ercan with the United Arab Emirates sand and sea in the background. Captioning the snaps, the TV beauty wrote: "choose you and I'll choose you over and over without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat... It'll always be you.
"To our forever @ercan_ram..."
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