Vicky Pattison 'cringes' at husband's first words to her

The couple tied the knot in a low-key London ceremony this year ahead of their huge wedding party to be held in Italy. But Ercan's initial chat-up line left the Geordie Shore star cringing.

Vicky Pattison has shared how her husband's initial chat-up line left her cringing when he 'slid into her DMs' on social media.

The Geordie Shore star Vicky married other half in a low key ceremony in London in August, before the couple jet off to Italy for their 'dream' wedding later this year.

I'm A Celebrity winner Vicky had been dating business man Ercan since the end of 2018, with them having one of their first dates at a Christmas event on her home turf of Newcastle.

However, things didn't get off to the most romantic start, with Essex lad Ercan sending Vicky a flirty message on social media.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Vicky said: “We liked each other’s pictures for a while, both playing it cool. Then Ercan slid into my DMs, as the kids say. I’m cringing. I think it was flame emojis. He’s not William Wordsworth is he? But there’s no flowery language in dating these days. It’s all just emojis and d**k pics”.

The star knew her new husband was the one from their very first date and even "texted her mates in a group chat" after it was over saying "This is it lasses, buy a hat, I'm gonna marry this man".

But the pair's first date nearly didn't happen after Vicky was almost put off when a mutual friend told her Ercan had appeared briefly on reality show The Only Way Is Essex.

She said: “I’d built up this idea of someone normal and nice, so I had a wobble.”

She was going to cancel the date until a different friend challenged her to get out there and get on with life.

The couple took a major step in their relationship a few years ago, when they moved into a plush home on the outskirts of Essex, with Vicky continuing to be a regular face on TV, in shows like Celebrity Masterchef, Josh Must Win and This Morning.

Earlier this year, the Wallsend born star let slip that she and Ercan would be getting married alongside their nearest and dearest in the stunning Italian location of Puglia, with her also revealing she'd asked 00s boyband Blazin' Squad to perform at her reception. But, before they jet across Europe for their dream nuptials, the couple tied the knot on UK soil, with them choosing London's famous Marylebone Town Hall as their venue.