Friday 27 May 2022 04:19 PM Vicky Pattison details her lowest moment and how she deals with 'trauma' trends now
Vicky Pattison has opened up on her lowest moment, admitting she had 'a bit of a breakdown' several years ago.
The reality TV star, 34, spoke out exclusively to MailOnline in partnership with her lingerie edit for Pour Moi, detailing how she has dealt with past trauma, including her dad's alcoholism.
She admitted: 'There was a moment where I was desperate for a break. I'd gone from a very traumatic relationship breakup off the back of a very toxic relationship and I'd filmed a series in Australia and was promised a break.
Dark time: Vicky Pattison has opened up on her lowest moment, admitting she had 'a bit of a breakdown' several years ago
'But because the show became so successful they needed another series. So, I was told you don't have to come and do this series we'll just replace you.
'And like I just felt so undervalued and in essence replaceable. And I had bit of a breakdown.
'I just knew there was no one looking after us and I didn't feel strong enough to look after myself and it was awful. That was a real low point for me.'
Vicky also spoke about her upcoming documentary with Channel 4 about alcohol abuse and about her own personal experience.
Trauma: The reality TV star, 34, spoke exclusively to MailOnline in partnership with her lingerie edit for Pour Moi, detailing how she has dealt with past trauma, including her dad's alcoholism
She confessed: 'Such a huge concern for me when I was younger, was god am I just going to end up like my dad? And I still worried about that until recently.
'In the documentary I go through a journey of self discovery. There was there so much I didn't understand about my dad's illness, and what he'd been through, what I'd been through.
'I think with trauma you push it down, you compartmentalise, but this documentary forces us to process stuff that had remained dormant for quite some time so it's incredibly cathartic and I hope it helps people like it helped me. So many people struggle being the child of an alcoholic and feeling a sense of shame, and we should be past that by now, it's 2022.'
Speaking about the turning point in her journey, Vicky said: 'I think it happened quite organically as I was growing up.
Candid: Vicky also spoke about her upcoming documentary with Channel 4 about alcohol abuse and about her own personal experience
'I realised a lots of self-sabotaging habits I had weren't bringing me peace, just providing temporary reprieve from my trouble or my worries, but ultimately you had to face them again in the end.
'So I made some positive changes in my life, removed negative habits, removed myself from toxic situations. I worked hard at trying to surround myself with better people.
'I'd be lying if I said all of that was easy and I'd sorted it all out, we're always
